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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 44871

ZIP 44871 is served primarily by Erie County, OH — including Sandusky. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Erie County aggregate.

ZIP 44871 FIPS 39043 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
422
2,984 across 5 years
Building fires
59
32 wildland
Wildfire risk
23
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in Erie County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Erie County?

Jul peaks. Sep dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 32
Feb 37
Mar 24
Apr 41
May 21
Jun 35
Jul 76
Aug 39
Sep 19
Oct 35
Nov 43
Dec 20
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Erie County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 60 14.2%
2 Building fires 59 14.0%
3 Unauthorized burning 44 10.4%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 36 8.5%
5 Cooking fire, confined to container 29 6.9%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 44871

6 cities sit in Erie County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Sandusky 24,964 189 29 B-
2 Huron 6,882 60 4 B+
3 Milan 1,855 14 1 C+
4 Castalia 1,108 18 0 B-
5 Berlin Heights 731 9 3 B
6 Bay View 710 3 2 A
11 Current conditions

Right now in 44871

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Erie County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.