ZIP 44857 recorded 153 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 682 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Huron County, OH.
682 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 206 | |
| 2025 | 153 |
Oct peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44857 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 113 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 108 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 47 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 45 | 6.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44857 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 28.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 26.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44857 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1002% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44857.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwalk | 665 | |
| 2 | Milan | 5 | |
| 3 | Monroeville | 4 | |
| 4 | New London | 2 | |
| 5 | North Fairfield | 2 |
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 — 682 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.