ZIP 43031 recorded 157 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 652 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Licking County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
652 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 132 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 157 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43031 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 122 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 105 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 52 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 46 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 44 | 6.7% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43031 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43031 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 148% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43031.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnstown | 620 | |
| 2 | New Albany | 12 | |
| 3 | Pataskala | 2 | |
| 4 | Newark | 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 — 652 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.