ZIP 45697 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 335 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adams County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
335 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45697 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 150 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 31 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 16 | 4.8% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45697 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 52.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45697 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 189% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $148,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45697.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winchester | 287 | |
| 2 | Jackson | 15 | |
| 3 | West Union | 3 | |
| 4 | Jefferson | 2 | |
| 5 | Peebles | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39015 |
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 — 335 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.