ZIP 47971 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benton County, IN.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47971 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 3 | 5.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47971 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47971 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 183% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47971.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford | 57 | |
| 2 | West Lafayette | 1 |
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 — 58 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.