ZIP 45873 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 143 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Paulding County, OH.
143 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45873 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 69 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 6 | 4.2% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45873 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45873 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 385% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45873.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakwood | 139 |
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 — 143 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.