ZIP 46532 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 83 across 2021–2025. Primary county: LaPorte County, IN.
83 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46532 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 27 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 6.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46532 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 15.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46532 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 233% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46532.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamlet | 82 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starke County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18149 |
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 — 83 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.