ZIP 46403 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 709 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
709 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 172 | |
| 2022 | 136 | |
| 2023 | 143 | |
| 2024 | 145 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46403 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 143 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 126 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 46 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 43 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 42 | 5.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46403 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Multiple areas | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 59.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Candle | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46403 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 263% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $34,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46403.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary | 707 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18127 |
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 — 709 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.