ZIP 46835 recorded 119 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 676 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allen County, IN.
676 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 168 | |
| 2023 | 131 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 119 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46835 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 109 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 90 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 65 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 54 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 45 | 6.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46835 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 15 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 66 | 36.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 20.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46835 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 32100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46835.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Wayne | 662 |
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 — 676 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.