ZIP 43231 recorded 81 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 491 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, OH.
491 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 99 | |
| 2024 | 128 | |
| 2025 | 81 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43231 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 99 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 85 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 36 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 29 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 5.3% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43231 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43231 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 597% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43231.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus | 429 | |
| 2 | Minerva Park | 22 | |
| 3 | Westerville | 7 |
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 — 491 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.