ZIP 60020 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 793 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
793 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 187 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 184 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 140 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 105 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 100 | 12.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 43 | 5.4% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 159% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60020.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McHenry County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17111 |
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 — 793 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.