ZIP 60051 recorded 118 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 582 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McHenry County, IL.
582 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 128 | |
| 2022 | 114 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 117 | |
| 2025 | 118 |
Aug peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60051 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 125 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 107 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 41 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 6.4% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60051 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 36.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60051 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 995% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60051.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McHenry | 308 | |
| 2 | Lakemoor | 203 | |
| 3 | Johnsburg | 42 | |
| 4 | Holiday Hills | 15 | |
| 5 | Island Lake | 5 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17097 |
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 — 582 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.