ZIP 46550 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 67 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Elkhart County, IN.
67 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46550 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 11 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 4.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46550 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46550 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 851% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46550.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nappanee | 67 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko County | IN | 0.50 | FIPS 18085 |
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 — 67 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.