ZIP 46761 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 307 across 2021–2025. Primary county: LaGrange County, IN.
307 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46761 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 63 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 32 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 28 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 14 | 4.6% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46761 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 32.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46761 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 314% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $227,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46761.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagrange | 283 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steuben County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18151 |
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 — 307 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.