ZIP 43228 recorded 335 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,061 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, OH.
2,061 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 360 | |
| 2022 | 426 | |
| 2023 | 422 | |
| 2024 | 518 | |
| 2025 | 335 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43228 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 310 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 279 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 163 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 137 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 133 | 6.5% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43228 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 61 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 34 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 20 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 135 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 247 | 56.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 34 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 33 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 25 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 20 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43228 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 413% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43228.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus | 1,894 | |
| 2 | Hilliard | 5 | |
| 3 | Commercial Point | 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 — 2,061 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.