ZIP 46375 recorded 145 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 630 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
630 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 184 | |
| 2025 | 145 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46375 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 122 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 109 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 79 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 62 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 60 | 9.5% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46375 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 26.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46375 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 915% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $62,150 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46375.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schererville | 626 | |
| 2 | Crown Point | 3 |
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 — 630 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.