ZIP 43953 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 386 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
386 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43953 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 55 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 54 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 5.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43953 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43953 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 289% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $152,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43953.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wintersville | 262 | |
| 2 | Steubenville | 73 |
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 — 386 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.