ZIP 43081 recorded 247 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,280 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, OH.
1,280 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 247 | |
| 2022 | 289 | |
| 2023 | 252 | |
| 2024 | 245 | |
| 2025 | 247 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43081 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 302 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 176 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 111 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 83 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 59 | 4.6% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43081 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 53 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 38 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 36 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 107 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 120 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 34 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 69 | 20.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43081 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 238% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $265,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43081.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westerville | 363 | |
| 2 | Columbus | 335 | |
| 3 | New Albany | 1 | |
| 4 | Worthington | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware County | OH | 0.50 | FIPS 39041 |
| Fairfield County | OH | 0.50 | FIPS 39045 |
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 — 1,280 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.