ZIP 46617 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 258 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Joseph County, IN.
258 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46617 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 55 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 24 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 24 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 5.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46617 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 24.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 3.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 87.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46617 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 537% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46617.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bend | 256 | |
| 2 | Elkhart | 1 | |
| 3 | Granger | 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 — 258 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.