ZIP 45647 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 121 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ross County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
121 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45647 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 18 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 5 | 4.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45647 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45647 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 604% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $52,380 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $34,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $23,680 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,500 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45647.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chillicothe | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinton County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39163 |
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 — 121 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.