ZIP 45843 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 242 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, OH.
242 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
May peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45843 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 61 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 24 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 23 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 6.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45843 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 18.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45843 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1126% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $82,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $46,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45843.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39065 |
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 — 242 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.