ZIP 45891 recorded 92 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 583 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Wert County, OH.
583 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 92 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45891 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 121 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 42 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 26 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 24 | 4.1% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45891 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 39 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 18 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 14 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 35.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 26.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45891 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 326% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,780 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $143,840 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $118,400 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $113,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45891.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Wert | 545 | |
| 2 | Middle Point | 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 — 583 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.