ZIP 46637 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 621 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Joseph County, IN.
621 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 146 | |
| 2022 | 140 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46637 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 112 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 88 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 69 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 53 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 42 | 6.8% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46637 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 32.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Match | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 18.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46637 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3272% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $297,250 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46637.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bend | 572 | |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 24 | |
| 3 | Roseland | 22 |
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 — 621 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.