ZIP 46323 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 267 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
267 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Jun peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46323 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 34 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 19 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 18 | 6.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46323 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 87.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 3 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 5.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 96.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 4 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 0.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46323 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $7,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46323.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammond | 265 | |
| 2 | East Chicago | 1 | |
| 3 | Highland | 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 — 267 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.