ZIP 45601 recorded 442 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,497 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, OH.
2,497 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 438 | |
| 2022 | 536 | |
| 2023 | 485 | |
| 2024 | 596 | |
| 2025 | 442 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 485 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 193 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 160 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 152 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 137 | 5.5% |
For the 119 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 165 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 107 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 96 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 94 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 58 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 26 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 23 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 245 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 405 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 75 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 58 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 57 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 55 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 26 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 25 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 125 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 119% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $483,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $310,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chillicothe | 2,460 | |
| 2 | Chillicothe | 4 | |
| 3 | Frankfort | 2 | |
| 4 | Harrison | 1 | |
| 5 | Jackson | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39141 |
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 — 2,497 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.