ZIP 43938 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 316 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
316 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43938 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 57 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 30 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 18 | 5.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43938 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 42.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 10.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 62.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 7.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43938 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 354% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $42,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $800 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43938.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mingo Junction | 298 | |
| 2 | Junction City | 1 |
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 — 316 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.