ZIP 46507 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 223 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Elkhart County, IN.
223 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46507 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 53 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 22 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 18 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 4.9% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46507 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Shipping/receiving area; loading area, dock or bay | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 77.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 3.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46507 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 287% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46507.
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 — 223 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.