ZIP 46163 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 301 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hancock County, IN.
301 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46163 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 44 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 41 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 14 | 4.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46163 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 12.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46163 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 15212% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $339,840 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46163.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Palestine | 288 | |
| 2 | Coatesville | 1 | |
| 3 | Indianapolis | 1 |
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 — 301 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.