ZIP 46280 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 189 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, IN.
189 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46280 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 41 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 16 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 16 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 12 | 6.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46280 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 10 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 11.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Match | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46280 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 159% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46280.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel | 182 | |
| 2 | Indianapolis | 6 |
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 — 189 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.