ZIP 46408 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,021 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IN. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,021 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 247 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 213 | |
| 2024 | 242 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 46408 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 144 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 132 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 86 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 80 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 78 | 7.6% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 46408 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 21.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 167 | 73.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 46408 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 848% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 46408.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary | 1,021 |
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 — 1,021 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.