ZIP 45853 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 34 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Putnam County, OH.
34 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Outside equipment fire | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2 | 5.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45853 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,500 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45853.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalida | 34 |
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 — 34 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.