ZIP 44870 recorded 294 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,061 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Erie County, OH.
2,061 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 406 | |
| 2022 | 449 | |
| 2023 | 499 | |
| 2024 | 413 | |
| 2025 | 294 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 297 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 268 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 185 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 176 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 161 | 7.8% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 79 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 77 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 69 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 41 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 32 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 20 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 18 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 175 | 31.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 212 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 64 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 58 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 34 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 31 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 92 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44870 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44870.
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 — 2,061 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.