ZIP 44840 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 124 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ashland County, OH.
124 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 38 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 15 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 12 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 7 | 5.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 8.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 57.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Match | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44840 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44840.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeromesville | 121 |
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 — 124 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.