ZIP 45896 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 65 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Auglaize County, OH.
65 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45896 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 23 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 6.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45896 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Chimney (conversion only) | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45896 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 3502% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45896.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waynesfield | 60 |
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 — 65 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.