ZIP 46635 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 220 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Joseph County, IN.
220 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46635 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 36 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 21 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 19 | 8.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46635 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46635 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 309% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46635.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bend | 217 | |
| 2 | Mishawaka | 3 |
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 — 220 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.