ZIP 47203 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 813 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bartholomew County, IN.
813 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 106 | |
| 2022 | 178 | |
| 2023 | 191 | |
| 2024 | 208 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 87 | 10.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 78 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 72 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 53 | 6.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 36.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 54.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1429% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus | 812 | |
| 2 | Highland Park | 1 |
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 — 813 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.