ZIP 47978 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 262 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jasper County, IN.
262 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47978 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 55 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 44 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 30 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 13 | 5.0% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47978 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 22.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47978 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $140,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47978.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rensselaer | 259 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18111 |
| White County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18181 |
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 — 262 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.