ZIP 60048 recorded 257 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,253 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,253 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 249 | |
| 2022 | 209 | |
| 2023 | 249 | |
| 2024 | 289 | |
| 2025 | 257 |
Dec peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60048 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 241 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 236 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 91 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 75 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 68 | 5.4% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60048 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 21 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 19 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 18 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60048 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 399% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60048.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertyville | 1,048 | |
| 2 | Green Oaks | 94 | |
| 3 | Mettawa | 40 | |
| 4 | Waukegan | 23 | |
| 5 | Grayslake | 7 |
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 — 1,253 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.