ZIP 45628 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 154 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ross County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
154 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45628 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 9 | 5.8% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45628 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Other | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 14.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 52.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45628 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3523% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $13,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45628.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankfort | 149 | |
| 2 | Chillicothe | 3 |
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 — 154 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.