ZIP 60040 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 166 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
166 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 31 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 20 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 11 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 7 | 4.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60040 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60040.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highwood | 166 |
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 — 166 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.