ZIP 45696 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 98 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lawrence County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
98 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45696 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 5.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45696 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 68.4% | |
| 2 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 2.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 73.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45696 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 516% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $27,100 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 98 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.