ZIP 45347 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 367 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Darke County, OH.
367 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 76 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45347 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 93 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 31 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 26 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 19 | 5.2% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45347 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 24.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 44.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45347 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 244% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45347.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Paris | 332 | |
| 2 | New Madison | 6 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preble County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39135 |
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 — 367 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.