ZIP 47421 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,165 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lawrence County, IN.
1,165 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 230 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 231 | |
| 2024 | 303 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47421 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 168 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 150 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 127 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 93 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 67 | 5.8% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47421 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 78 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 23 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 74 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 42.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 35 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 22 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47421 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2072% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47421.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedford | 1,038 |
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 — 1,165 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.