ZIP 60045 recorded 221 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,038 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,038 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 205 | |
| 2022 | 201 | |
| 2023 | 200 | |
| 2024 | 211 | |
| 2025 | 221 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60045 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 237 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 145 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 143 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 75 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 61 | 5.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60045 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 9 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60045 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 772% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $160,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60045.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Forest | 955 | |
| 2 | Mettawa | 50 | |
| 3 | Lincolnshire | 24 | |
| 4 | Libertyville | 4 | |
| 5 | Green Oaks | 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 — 1,038 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.