ZIP 46614 recorded 174 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 937 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Joseph County, IN.
937 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 230 | |
| 2022 | 198 | |
| 2023 | 164 | |
| 2024 | 171 | |
| 2025 | 174 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46614 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 203 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 163 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 81 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 65 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 58 | 6.2% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46614 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 31 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 18.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 148 | 61.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46614 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 396% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $77,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46614.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bend | 633 | |
| 2 | Mishawaka | 14 | |
| 3 | Elkhart | 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 — 937 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.