ZIP 46818 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 522 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allen County, IN.
522 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46818 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 68 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 52 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 37 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 36 | 6.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46818 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 32.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46818 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 133% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46818.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Wayne | 509 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18183 |
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 — 522 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.