ZIP 45889 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 71 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, OH.
71 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45889 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 19 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Prescribed fire | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 5.6% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45889 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 21.7% | |
| 4 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 4.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 65.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45889 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 222% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $17,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45889.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Buren | 70 |
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 — 71 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.