ZIP 43739 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 136 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Licking County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
136 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43739 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 15 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 5.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43739 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43739 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1807% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43739.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thornville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39127 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 136 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.