In 2025, fire departments serving Round Lake Park responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 83% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
159 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $660K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | 45 | +45.2% | |
| 2023 | 28 | -37.8% | |
| 2024 | 26 | -7.1% | |
| 2025 | 29 | +11.5% |
For the 10 building fires Round Lake Park departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 17 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 2 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 17.6% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Round Lake Park mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 10 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Round Lake Park departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Round Lake Park sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
36 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 1 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 10 | |
| 30-39 | 7 | |
| 40-49 | 7 | |
| 50-59 | 8 | |
| 60-69 | 2 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,537 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 750 | 14.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 | 13.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 200 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 180 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 7.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 76 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 29.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 15.6 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Illinois cities with population within ±25% of Round Lake Park. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.