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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 43219

ZIP 43219 recorded 258 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,520 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, OH.

ZIP 43219 FIPS 39049 ZIP-level 3 counties
Total incidents (2025)
258
1,520 across 5 years
Building fires
24
11 wildland
Wildfire risk
29
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in Franklin County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 43219

1,520 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 276
2022 259
2023 378
2024 349
2025 258
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 43219?

Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 139
Feb 90
Mar 128
Apr 125
May 121
Jun 153
Jul 138
Aug 167
Sep 120
Oct 143
Nov 108
Dec 88
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 43219?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43219 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 221 14.5%
2 Building fires 154 10.1%
3 Passenger vehicle fire 119 7.8%
4 Aircraft standby 114 7.5%
5 Power line down 96 6.3%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 43219?

For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
47%
201
Cause undetermined
13%
57
Intentional / arson
19%
83
Equipment / heat source failure
9%
37
Under investigation
9%
37
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
8
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43219 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 88 20.6%
2 Undetermined 53 12.4%
3 Outside area, other 49 11.4%
4 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 31 7.2%
5 Cooking area, kitchen 22 5.1%
6 Other 17 4.0%
7 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 14 3.3%
8 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 13 3.0%
9 All other areas 141 32.9%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 180 42.1%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 40 9.3%
3 Heat source: other 35 8.2%
4 Arcing 32 7.5%
5 Hot or smoldering object, other 26 6.1%
6 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 20 4.7%
7 Hot ember or ash 15 3.5%
8 Cigarette lighter 12 2.8%
9 All other sources 68 15.9%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $2.7M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43219 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 268% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $1,000,000 Building fires 2021 Major
2 $300,000 Building fires 2021 Major
3 $300,000 Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion 2023 Major
4 $250,000 Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion 2021 Major
5 $250,000 Special outside fire, other 2022 Major
6 $250,000 Building fires 2025 Major
7 $200,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
8 $150,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 43219

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43219.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Columbus 1,500
2 Whitehall 1
10 Also served by

ZIP 43219 crosses 3 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
11 Current conditions

Right now in 43219

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 — 1,520 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.