ZIP 46738 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 115 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, IN.
115 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46738 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 36 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 12 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 5 | 4.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46738 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46738 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $18,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46738.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett | 112 |
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 — 115 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.