ZIP 47944 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 147 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benton County, IN.
147 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47944 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 26 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 16 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 8 | 5.4% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47944 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 10.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47944 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 544% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47944.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fowler | 146 |
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 — 147 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.