ZIP 44843 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 156 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ashland County, OH.
156 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Jun peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44843 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 39 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 29 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 27 | 17.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 5.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44843 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 64.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44843 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2431% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $192,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $17,730 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 156 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.