ZIP 47250 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 642 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, IN.
642 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 121 | |
| 2024 | 144 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47250 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 130 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 127 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 120 | 18.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 34 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 27 | 4.2% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47250 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 57.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47250 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 221% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47250.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 625 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18137 |
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 — 642 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.