ZIP 46706 recorded 66 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 572 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, IN.
572 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 100 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 66 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46706 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 82 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 71 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 58 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 53 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 49 | 8.6% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46706 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46706 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 137% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46706.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 567 |
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 — 572 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.