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Fires in ZIP 43553

ZIP 43553 is served primarily by Fulton County, OH — including Wauseon. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Fulton County aggregate.

ZIP 43553 FIPS 39051 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
315
2,381 across 5 years
Building fires
50
46 wildland
Wildfire risk
8
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Fulton County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Fulton County?

Apr peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 23
Feb 12
Mar 36
Apr 41
May 19
Jun 28
Jul 27
Aug 20
Sep 27
Oct 31
Nov 41
Dec 10
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Fulton County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 50 15.9%
2 Unauthorized burning 23 7.3%
3 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 22 7.0%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 21 6.7%
5 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 20 6.3%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 43553

9 cities sit in Fulton County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Wauseon 7,301 78 9 C+
2 Archbold 4,439 33 11 B
3 Swanton 4,133 62 10 C+
4 Delta 2,813 72 11 C
5 Fayette 1,177 22 3 D
6 Lyons 785 3 1 B-
7 Metamora 625 5 0 C
8 Ai 534 0 0 A+
9 Pettisville 528 0 0 A-
11 Current conditions

Right now in 43553

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Fulton County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.