ZIP 46979 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Howard County, IN.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46979 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 12 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 4 | 6.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46979 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46979 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 156% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,900 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46979.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russiaville | 52 | |
| 2 | Kokomo | 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 — 58 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.