ZIP 47432 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 218 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dubois County, IN.
218 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47432 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 49 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 11 | 5.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47432 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 28.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 46.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47432 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 437% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $240,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $112,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $104,240 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47432.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Lick | 208 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18117 |
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 — 218 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.