ZIP 46574 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 309 across 2021–2025. Primary county: LaPorte County, IN.
309 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 68 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46574 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 67 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 62 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 20 | 6.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46574 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 15.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46574 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 362% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46574.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walkerton | 56 | |
| 2 | Fish Lake | 9 | |
| 3 | Koontz Lake | 9 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18141 |
| Starke County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18149 |
| Marshall County | IN | 0.50 | FIPS 18099 |
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 — 309 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.