ZIP 46601 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 352 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Joseph County, IN.
352 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 78 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 79 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 72 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 41 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 23 | 6.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Multiple areas | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 73.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 231% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,805 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $9,280 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,555 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bend | 349 |
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 — 352 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.