ZIP 45869 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 165 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Auglaize County, OH.
165 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45869 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 49 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 8 | 4.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45869 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 42.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 14.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45869 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5375% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45869.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Bremen | 160 | |
| 2 | Bremen | 1 |
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 — 165 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.