ZIP 47862 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 39 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Parke County, IN.
39 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47862 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 16 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2 | 5.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47862 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47862 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1751% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47862.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montezuma | 34 |
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 — 39 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.