ZIP 46360 recorded 372 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,932 across 2021–2025. Primary county: LaPorte County, IN.
1,932 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 378 | |
| 2022 | 325 | |
| 2023 | 363 | |
| 2024 | 494 | |
| 2025 | 372 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46360 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 384 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 259 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 247 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 200 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 151 | 7.8% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46360 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 165 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 69 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 64 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 58 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 39 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 29 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 203 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 325 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 65 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 37 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 34 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 29 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 26 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 116 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46360 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 182% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46360.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan City | 677 | |
| 2 | Long Beach | 59 | |
| 3 | Trail Creek | 3 | |
| 4 | Town of Pines | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18127 |
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 — 1,932 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.