ZIP 47970 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 69 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tippecanoe County, IN.
69 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47970 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 18 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 5 | 7.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47970 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47970 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47970.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otterbein | 61 | |
| 2 | West Lafayette | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18171 |
| Benton County | IN | 0.50 | FIPS 18007 |
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.