ZIP 60046 recorded 219 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 918 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
918 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 223 | |
| 2024 | 244 | |
| 2025 | 219 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60046 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 229 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 163 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 82 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 75 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 69 | 7.5% |
For the 55 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60046 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 26.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 60.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60046 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 211% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $482,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60046.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Villa | 567 | |
| 2 | Lindenhurst | 252 | |
| 3 | Grayslake | 13 | |
| 4 | Round Lake Beach | 5 | |
| 5 | Gurnee | 4 |
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 — 918 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.