ZIP 45142 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 241 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brown County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
241 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45142 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 94 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 25 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 9 | 3.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45142 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 13.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 71.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45142 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 579% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $18,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $16,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45142.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39071 |
| Clinton County | OH | 0.50 | FIPS 39027 |
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 — 241 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.