ZIP 46517 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 674 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Elkhart County, IN.
674 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 100 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46517 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 123 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 101 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 96 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 48 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 4.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46517 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 36.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46517 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 473% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46517.
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 — 674 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.