ZIP 47170 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 184 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Scott County, IN.
184 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47170 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 37 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 18 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 4.9% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47170 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 16.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47170 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47170.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottsburg | 181 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18175 |
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 — 184 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.