ZIP 45846 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 198 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, OH.
198 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 54 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45846 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 25 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 7 | 3.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45846 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 21.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45846 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 355% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45846.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Recovery | 190 |
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 — 198 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.