ZIP 45863 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 81 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Wert County, OH.
81 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45863 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 4 | 4.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45863 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 10 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 22.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45863 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 740% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45863.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Point | 33 |
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 — 81 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.