ZIP 46319 recorded 155 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 775 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
775 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 154 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 183 | |
| 2024 | 170 | |
| 2025 | 155 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46319 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 170 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 79 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 64 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 60 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 51 | 6.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46319 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 62.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46319 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 563% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46319.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Griffith | 772 | |
| 2 | Gary | 2 | |
| 3 | East Chicago | 1 |
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 — 775 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.