ZIP 46240 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 481 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Marion County, IN.
481 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46240 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 112 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 34 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 24 | 5.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46240 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46240 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 259% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $524,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $214,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $141,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $127,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,450 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46240.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis | 459 | |
| 2 | Carmel | 5 |
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 — 481 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.