ZIP 43968 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 439 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbiana County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
439 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43968 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 78 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 63 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 34 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 27 | 6.2% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43968 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 18 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 27.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 66.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43968 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 245% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $243,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $243,800 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $222,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,900 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $49,300 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $49,300 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43968.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellsville | 382 | |
| 2 | East Liverpool | 1 | |
| 3 | Lisbon | 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 — 439 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.