ZIP 45874 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 90 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Wert County, OH.
90 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45874 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 48 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 3.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45874 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 11.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 73.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45874 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $800 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45874.
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 — 90 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.