ZIP 43221 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 780 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, OH.
780 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 163 | |
| 2022 | 171 | |
| 2023 | 188 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43221 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 211 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 81 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 71 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 61 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 48 | 6.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43221 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 21.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43221 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1863% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43221.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Arlington | 570 | |
| 2 | Columbus | 163 | |
| 3 | Hilliard | 11 | |
| 4 | Marble Cliff | 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 — 780 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.