ZIP 46996 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 239 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pulaski County, IN.
239 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46996 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 15 | 6.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46996 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 36.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46996 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 316% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $240,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46996.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winamac | 226 |
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 — 239 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.