ZIP 43224 recorded 264 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,713 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, OH.
1,713 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 357 | |
| 2022 | 361 | |
| 2023 | 380 | |
| 2024 | 351 | |
| 2025 | 264 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43224 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 271 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 239 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 153 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 127 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 112 | 6.5% |
For the 48 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43224 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 81 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 22 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 17 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 14 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 117 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 241 | 55.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 36 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 31 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 18 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43224 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,441,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,441,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $355,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43224.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus | 1,580 |
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 — 1,713 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.