ZIP 44851 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 134 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ashland County, OH.
134 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44851 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 29 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 12 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 10 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Prescribed fire | 10 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 6.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44851 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Match | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44851 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 209% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $16,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44851.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New London | 129 | |
| 2 | Norwalk | 2 | |
| 3 | Greenwich | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huron County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39077 |
| Lorain County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39093 |
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 — 134 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.