ZIP 46565 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 273 across 2021–2025. Primary county: LaGrange County, IN.
273 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46565 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 58 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 45 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 18 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 15 | 5.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46565 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46565 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2333% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $98,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46565.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shipshewana | 271 | |
| 2 | Middlebury | 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 — 273 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.