ZIP 47838 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sullivan County, IN.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47838 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 12 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 5.2% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47838 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47838 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47838.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlisle | 58 |
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 — 58 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.