ZIP 45761 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 207 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Athens County, OH.
207 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45761 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 41 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 36 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 24 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 16 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 16 | 7.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45761 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45761 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 185% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $134,430 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $38,670 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $9,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45761.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athens | 1 | |
| 2 | Chauncey | 1 | |
| 3 | The Plains | 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 — 207 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.