ZIP 46402 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 431 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
431 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46402 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 57 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 53 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 38 | 8.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46402 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 42.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Vacant structural area | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46402 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 750% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46402.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary | 431 |
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 — 431 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.