ZIP 46385 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 888 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Porter County, IN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
888 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 182 | |
| 2022 | 149 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 213 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46385 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 174 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 139 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 128 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 124 | 14.0% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 46 | 5.2% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46385 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 34.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 55.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46385 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 226% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $347,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $334,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46385.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valparaiso | 849 | |
| 2 | Portage | 3 | |
| 3 | South Haven | 3 | |
| 4 | Hebron | 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 — 888 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.