ZIP 47879 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 41 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sullivan County, IN.
41 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47879 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 9 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 9 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 7.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47879 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47879 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 182% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47879.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelburn | 41 |
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 — 41 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.