ZIP 45612 recorded 72 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 463 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Highland County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
463 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 94 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45612 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 141 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 45 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 39 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 30 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 27 | 5.8% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45612 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 17.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45612 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 383% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $436,137 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $373,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $83,400 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $79,950 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $59,700 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45612.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bainbridge | 450 | |
| 2 | Chillicothe | 1 | |
| 3 | Greenfield | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39131 |
| 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 — 463 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.