ZIP 43230 recorded 239 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,346 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, OH.
1,346 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 279 | |
| 2022 | 267 | |
| 2023 | 296 | |
| 2024 | 265 | |
| 2025 | 239 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43230 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 243 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 154 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 132 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 91 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 85 | 6.3% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43230 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 73 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 53 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 45 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 29 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 24 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 105 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 101 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 46 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 35 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 21 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 19 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 78 | 21.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43230 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 87% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $108,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43230.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gahanna | 930 | |
| 2 | Columbus | 378 | |
| 3 | New Albany | 4 | |
| 4 | Westerville | 3 |
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 — 1,346 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.