ZIP 47542 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 73 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dubois County, IN.
73 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 12 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 4 | 5.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Office | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 35.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 840% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntingburg | 73 |
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 — 73 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.