ZIP 47859 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 69 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Parke County, IN.
69 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47859 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 16 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 4 | 5.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47859 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47859 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1483% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 69 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.