ZIP 44822 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 199 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knox County, OH.
199 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44822 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 60 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 49 | 24.6% | |
| 3 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 3.5% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44822 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44822 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 145% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $153,720 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $57,310 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44822.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butler | 194 | |
| 2 | Perrysville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39139 |
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 — 199 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.