ZIP 60060 recorded 343 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,594 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,594 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 298 | |
| 2022 | 267 | |
| 2023 | 325 | |
| 2024 | 361 | |
| 2025 | 343 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60060 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 364 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 313 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 205 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 139 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 95 | 6.0% |
For the 79 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60060 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 34.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60060 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 192% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60060.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mundelein | 1,541 | |
| 2 | Long Grove | 20 | |
| 3 | Hawthorn Woods | 9 | |
| 4 | Grayslake | 5 | |
| 5 | Vernon Hills | 3 |
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 — 1,594 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.