ZIP 60035 recorded 272 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,432 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,432 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 292 | |
| 2022 | 281 | |
| 2023 | 238 | |
| 2024 | 349 | |
| 2025 | 272 |
Jun peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60035 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 439 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 274 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 173 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 137 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 71 | 5.0% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60035 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 38.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 47.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60035 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 338% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60035.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland Park | 1,422 | |
| 2 | Arlington Heights | 2 | |
| 3 | Lake Forest | 1 |
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 — 1,432 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.