ZIP 47501 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 655 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Daviess County, IN.
655 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 164 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 127 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 102 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 96 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 92 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 44 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 39 | 6.0% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 294% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Outside storage fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $214,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $214,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 644 |
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 — 655 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.