ZIP 45898 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 92 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Wert County, OH.
92 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45898 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 5 | 5.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45898 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45898 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 134% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45898.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio City | 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 — 92 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.