ZIP 45832 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 155 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Wert County, OH.
155 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45832 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 6 | 3.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45832 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 28.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Match | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45832 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3295% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $163,050 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45832.
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 — 155 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.