ZIP 47240 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 990 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Decatur County, IN.
990 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 187 | |
| 2022 | 211 | |
| 2023 | 224 | |
| 2024 | 283 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47240 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 120 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Chemical spill or leak | 115 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 97 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 71 | 7.2% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47240 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 23 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 34.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 23.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47240 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 357% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $538,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $460,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $390,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $196,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47240.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greensburg | 980 | |
| 2 | Westport | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18139 |
| Franklin County | IN | 0.50 | FIPS 18047 |
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 — 990 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.