ZIP 45249 recorded 178 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 993 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
993 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 173 | |
| 2022 | 219 | |
| 2023 | 220 | |
| 2024 | 203 | |
| 2025 | 178 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45249 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 370 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 162 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 116 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 46 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 3.1% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45249 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 78 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45249 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 187% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $875,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $545,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45249.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 80 | |
| 2 | Montgomery | 7 | |
| 3 | Loveland | 4 | |
| 4 | Sharonville | 2 |
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 — 993 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.