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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 47833

ZIP 47833 is served primarily by Clay County, IN — including Brazil. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Clay County aggregate.

ZIP 47833 FIPS 18021 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
245
1,568 across 5 years
Building fires
65
35 wildland
Wildfire risk
7
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Clay County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Clay County?

Mar peaks. Sep dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 27
Feb 23
Mar 50
Apr 33
May 22
Jun 19
Jul 15
Aug 9
Sep 0
Oct 2
Nov 27
Dec 18
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Clay County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 65 26.5%
2 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 28 11.4%
3 Unauthorized burning 28 11.4%
4 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 20 8.2%
5 Power line down 18 7.3%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 47833

4 cities sit in Clay County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Brazil 8,114 180 43 C+
2 Clay City 1,135 6 6 B+
3 Harmony 737 2 1 A
4 Knightsville 640 5 0 B+
11 Current conditions

Right now in 47833

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Clay County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.