ZIP 43223 recorded 222 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,691 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, OH.
1,691 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 374 | |
| 2022 | 323 | |
| 2023 | 333 | |
| 2024 | 439 | |
| 2025 | 222 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43223 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 246 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 243 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 161 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 132 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 119 | 7.0% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43223 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 58 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 48 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 29 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 22 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 17 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 169 | 34.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 290 | 59.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 30 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 10 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 78 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43223 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 331% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $138,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43223.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus | 1,546 |
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 — 1,691 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.