ZIP 45860 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 118 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, OH.
118 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45860 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 51 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 11 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 11 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 5.1% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45860 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 13.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45860 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 236% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $6,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45860.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Stein | 105 |
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 — 118 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.