ZIP 46406 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 767 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
767 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 211 | |
| 2022 | 150 | |
| 2023 | 150 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46406 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 87 | 11.3% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 82 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 80 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 79 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 8.3% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46406 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 43.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Vacant structural area | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Multiple areas | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 128 | 62.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 26 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46406 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46406.
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 — 767 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.