ZIP 46405 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 553 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
553 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46405 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 64 | 11.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 54 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 51 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 8.0% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46405 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 36 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 15 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 19.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Match | 13 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 19.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46405 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 268% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46405.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Station | 508 | |
| 2 | Gary | 39 | |
| 3 | New Chicago | 6 |
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 — 553 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.