ZIP 45203 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 219 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
219 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 35 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 26 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 17 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 4.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 35.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 585% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $64,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $18,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 219 |
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 — 219 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.