ZIP 43147 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 891 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fairfield County, OH.
891 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 168 | |
| 2022 | 215 | |
| 2023 | 173 | |
| 2024 | 194 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43147 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 203 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 120 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 69 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 64 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 44 | 4.9% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43147 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 13 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 43.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43147 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 455% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $371,100 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $323,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $266,660 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43147.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pickerington | 835 | |
| 2 | Columbus | 43 | |
| 3 | Etna | 1 | |
| 4 | Reynoldsburg | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | OH | 0.50 | FIPS 39049 |
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 — 891 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.