ZIP 45171 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 316 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brown County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
316 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 103 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45171 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 94 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 51 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 22 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 4.4% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45171 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 18.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Match | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45171 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 223% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $357,120 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $42,667 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45171.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sardinia | 252 | |
| 2 | Franklin | 9 | |
| 3 | Jackson | 4 | |
| 4 | Lake Waynoka | 2 | |
| 5 | Georgetown | 1 |
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 |
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 — 316 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.