ZIP 46742 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 169 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Steuben County, IN.
169 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46742 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 58 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 18 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 10 | 5.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46742 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Match | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46742 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 15829% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $300 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46742.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton | 162 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | IN | 0.50 | FIPS 18033 |
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 — 169 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.