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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 47281

ZIP 47281 is served primarily by Jackson County, IN — including Seymour. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Jackson County aggregate.

ZIP 47281 FIPS 18071 county fallback 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
204
1,160 across 5 years
Building fires
42
16 wildland
Wildfire risk
8
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Jackson County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Jackson County?

Mar peaks. Sep dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 30
Feb 18
Mar 37
Apr 27
May 17
Jun 24
Jul 12
Aug 7
Sep 1
Oct 1
Nov 16
Dec 14
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Jackson County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 42 20.6%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 20 9.8%
3 Fire, other 19 9.3%
4 Passenger vehicle fire 15 7.4%
5 Attempted burning, illegal action, other 15 7.4%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 47281

5 cities sit in Jackson County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Seymour 21,373 172 31 B
2 Brownstown 3,015 3 3 A+
3 Crothersville 1,796 0 0 A+
4 Medora 950 2 0 A-
5 Rockford 703 0 0 A+
10 Also served by

ZIP 47281 crosses 2 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Washington County IN 1.00 FIPS 18175
11 Current conditions

Right now in 47281

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Jackson County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.