ZIP 47834 recorded 174 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,133 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clay County, IN.
1,133 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 276 | |
| 2024 | 312 | |
| 2025 | 174 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47834 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 175 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 124 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 115 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 103 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 84 | 7.4% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47834 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 101 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47834 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 326% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $104,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47834.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parke County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18121 |
| Vigo County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18167 |
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 — 1,133 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.