ZIP 45238 recorded 155 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,289 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,289 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 280 | |
| 2022 | 251 | |
| 2023 | 297 | |
| 2024 | 306 | |
| 2025 | 155 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 157 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 141 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 112 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 104 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 95 | 7.4% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 60 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 51 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 42 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 27 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 150 | 41.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 37 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 22 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 18 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 17 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 72 | 19.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45238 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 283% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $424,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $177,797 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45238.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 804 |
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 — 1,289 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.