ZIP 46531 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 148 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Starke County, IN.
148 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46531 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 24 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 20 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 6.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46531 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Office | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46531 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 602% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46531.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knox | 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 — 148 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.