ZIP 45894 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 34 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Wert County, OH.
34 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jun peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45894 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 10 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 3 | 8.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45894 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45894 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 34 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.