ZIP 45840 recorded 288 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,664 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, OH.
1,664 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 303 | |
| 2022 | 378 | |
| 2023 | 340 | |
| 2024 | 355 | |
| 2025 | 288 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 257 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 199 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 172 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 99 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 97 | 5.8% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 58 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 58 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 56 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 55 | 11.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 19 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 11 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 167 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 195 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 43 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 36 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 34 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 25 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 22 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 21 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 107 | 21.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45840 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 179% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $914,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $730,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $167,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45840.
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 — 1,664 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.