ZIP 45638 recorded 249 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,382 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lawrence County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,382 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 253 | |
| 2022 | 299 | |
| 2023 | 295 | |
| 2024 | 286 | |
| 2025 | 249 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45638 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 460 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 183 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 94 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 83 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 79 | 5.7% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45638 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 108 | 32.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 193 | 58.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45638 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 331% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $74,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45638.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ironton | 1,255 | |
| 2 | Coal Grove | 64 | |
| 3 | South Point | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scioto County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39145 |
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 — 1,382 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.