ZIP 45656 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 303 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gallia County, OH.
303 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 40 | |
| 2024 | 100 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45656 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 95 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 25 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 22 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 5.0% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45656 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 24.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 56.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45656 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 450% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $179,520 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $77,990 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $68,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45656.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Hill | 294 | |
| 2 | Jackson | 3 | |
| 3 | South Webster | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39079 |
| Lawrence County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39087 |
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 — 303 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.