ZIP 46526 recorded 150 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 783 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Elkhart County, IN.
783 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 182 | |
| 2022 | 180 | |
| 2023 | 131 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 150 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 134 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 115 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 55 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 45 | 5.7% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 31 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 21 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 122 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 480% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,570,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46526.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goshen | 774 | |
| 2 | Elkhart | 3 | |
| 3 | New Paris | 2 | |
| 4 | Benton | 1 | |
| 5 | Middlebury | 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 — 783 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.