ZIP 47720 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 305 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Posey County, IN.
305 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
Aug peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47720 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 47 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 43 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 18 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 5.6% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47720 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 37.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 27.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47720 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 347% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $260,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47720.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evansville | 302 | |
| 2 | Darmstadt | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderburgh County | IN | 0.50 | FIPS 18163 |
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 — 305 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.