ZIP 45865 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 174 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Auglaize County, OH.
174 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45865 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 65 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 8 | 4.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45865 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45865 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $272,480 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45865.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minster | 173 | |
| 2 | Fort Loramie | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | OH | 0.50 | FIPS 39149 |
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 — 174 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.