ZIP 45168 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 93 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brown County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
93 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45168 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 16 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 16 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 15 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 6.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45168 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 9.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45168 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 6035% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $14,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45168.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russellville | 83 | |
| 2 | Jefferson | 7 | |
| 3 | Jackson | 2 | |
| 4 | Ripley | 1 |
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 — 93 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.