ZIP 46553 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 127 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Elkhart County, IN.
127 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46553 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 16 | 12.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 15 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 7 | 5.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46553 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 13 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 13.9% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 15.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 22.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46553 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 661% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,875 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46553.
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 — 127 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.