ZIP 46802 recorded 140 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 741 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allen County, IN.
741 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 130 | |
| 2022 | 162 | |
| 2023 | 142 | |
| 2024 | 167 | |
| 2025 | 140 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46802 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 74 | 10.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 72 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 71 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 57 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 7.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46802 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 33 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 24 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 21 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 80 | 34.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 19 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46802 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 3380% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $900 | Special outside fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46802.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Wayne | 722 |
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 — 741 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.