ZIP 45042 recorded 209 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,380 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Butler County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,380 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 263 | |
| 2022 | 278 | |
| 2023 | 290 | |
| 2024 | 340 | |
| 2025 | 209 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45042 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 354 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 137 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 134 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 114 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 102 | 7.4% |
For the 72 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45042 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 102 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 123 | 34.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 70 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 36 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 60 | 16.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45042 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 162% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $115,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45042.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middletown | 904 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | OH | 0.50 | FIPS 39165 |
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 — 1,380 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.