ZIP 46970 recorded 169 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 874 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Miami County, IN.
874 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 164 | |
| 2022 | 148 | |
| 2023 | 178 | |
| 2024 | 215 | |
| 2025 | 169 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46970 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 124 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 118 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 97 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 53 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 5.1% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46970 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 16 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46970 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 74833% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46970.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 874 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | IN | 0.50 | FIPS 18017 |
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 — 874 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.