ZIP 46793 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 116 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, IN.
116 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46793 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 37 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 10 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 6.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46793 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46793 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 854% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46793.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterloo | 116 |
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 — 116 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.