ZIP 46573 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 121 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Elkhart County, IN.
121 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46573 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 25 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 23 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 5.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46573 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46573 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 72183% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $600 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46573.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakarusa | 119 |
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 — 121 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.