ZIP 46628 recorded 180 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 949 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Joseph County, IN.
949 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 209 | |
| 2022 | 213 | |
| 2023 | 165 | |
| 2024 | 182 | |
| 2025 | 180 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46628 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 166 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 153 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 102 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 90 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 83 | 8.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46628 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 21.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 135 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Match | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46628 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $65,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46628.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bend | 865 | |
| 2 | Mishawaka | 1 | |
| 3 | Roseland | 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 — 949 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.