ZIP 46001 recorded 74 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 361 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, IN.
361 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 114 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 74 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46001 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 97 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 66 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 19 | 5.3% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46001 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 29.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46001 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 461% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46001.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria | 344 | |
| 2 | Anderson | 3 | |
| 3 | Burns Harbor | 3 | |
| 4 | Ogden Dunes | 3 | |
| 5 | Chesterton | 2 |
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 — 361 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.