ZIP 47715 recorded 250 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,045 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Vanderburgh County, IN.
1,045 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 207 | |
| 2023 | 213 | |
| 2024 | 241 | |
| 2025 | 250 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47715 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 226 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 143 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 72 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 58 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 57 | 5.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47715 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 41.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 19 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47715 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 92% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47715.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evansville | 1,043 |
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 — 1,045 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.