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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 43016

ZIP 43016 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 795 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, OH.

ZIP 43016 FIPS 39049 ZIP-level 4 counties
Total incidents (2025)
154
795 across 5 years
Building fires
15
7 wildland
Wildfire risk
29
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in Franklin County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 43016

795 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 131
2022 157
2023 144
2024 209
2025 154
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 43016?

Jun peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 55
Feb 51
Mar 45
Apr 67
May 71
Jun 86
Jul 58
Aug 79
Sep 76
Oct 66
Nov 77
Dec 64
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 43016?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43016 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 229 28.8%
2 Building fires 92 11.6%
3 Carbon monoxide incident 82 10.3%
4 Natural vegetation fire, other 50 6.3%
5 Cooking fire, confined to container 39 4.9%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 43016?

For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
56%
109
Cause undetermined
12%
23
Intentional / arson
6%
11
Equipment / heat source failure
12%
23
Under investigation
10%
20
Act of nature (lightning)
4%
6
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43016 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 29 15.0%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 24 12.4%
3 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 22 11.4%
4 Cooking area, kitchen 19 9.8%
5 Undetermined 19 9.8%
6 Outside area, other 16 8.3%
7 Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace 10 5.2%
8 Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste 5 2.6%
9 All other areas 49 25.4%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 58 30.1%
2 Cigarette 21 10.9%
3 Hot or smoldering object, other 19 9.8%
4 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 18 9.3%
5 Hot ember or ash 14 7.3%
6 Heat source: other 9 4.7%
7 Arcing 9 4.7%
8 Heat from powered equipment, other 8 4.1%
9 All other sources 37 19.2%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $6.3M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43016 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 899% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $2,800,000 Building fires 2022 Major
2 $1,000,000 Building fires 2023 Major
3 $900,000 Building fires 2024 Major
4 $803,791 Building fires 2021 Major
5 $250,000 Building fires 2023 Major
6 $198,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
7 $182,565 Building fires 2025 Significant
8 $160,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 43016

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43016.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Dublin 560
2 Columbus 216
3 Hilliard 5
10 Also served by

ZIP 43016 crosses 4 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Delaware County OH 0.50 FIPS 39041
Fairfield County OH 0.50 FIPS 39045
Union County OH 0.50 FIPS 39159
11 Current conditions

Right now in 43016

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 795 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.