ZIP 45694 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 455 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Scioto County, OH.
455 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 102 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45694 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 96 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 40 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 39 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 36 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 6.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45694 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 28.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45694 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 656% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $132,728 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45694.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheelersburg | 438 | |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 4 | |
| 3 | South Webster | 2 | |
| 4 | Ironton | 1 |
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 — 455 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.