ZIP 45242 recorded 238 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,604 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,604 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 344 | |
| 2022 | 351 | |
| 2023 | 383 | |
| 2024 | 288 | |
| 2025 | 238 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45242 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 302 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 272 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 158 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 104 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 81 | 5.0% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45242 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 58 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 35 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 30 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 25.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 164 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 27 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45242 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 947% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45242.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Ash | 867 | |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 357 | |
| 3 | Montgomery | 89 | |
| 4 | Sycamore | 6 |
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 — 1,604 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.