ZIP 46544 recorded 259 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,450 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Joseph County, IN.
1,450 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 297 | |
| 2022 | 282 | |
| 2023 | 310 | |
| 2024 | 302 | |
| 2025 | 259 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46544 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 311 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 187 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 184 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 174 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 89 | 6.1% |
For the 45 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46544 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 87 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 79 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 65 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 40 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 15 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 128 | 26.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 295 | 59.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 34 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 13 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 11 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 11 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 82 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46544 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 219% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46544.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mishawaka | 1,421 | |
| 2 | South Bend | 5 | |
| 3 | Elkhart | 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 — 1,450 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.