ZIP 46407 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 626 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
626 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 166 | |
| 2022 | 119 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46407 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 131 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 86 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 51 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 47 | 7.5% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46407 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 22 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 30.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 29 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 17 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46407 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 17910000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $54,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $34,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46407.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary | 626 |
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 — 626 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.