ZIP 46561 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 533 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Joseph County, IN.
533 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 124 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46561 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 124 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 95 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 74 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 29 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 27 | 5.1% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46561 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 24 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 28.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 63.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46561 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $168,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46561.
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 — 533 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.