ZIP 60061 recorded 208 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 821 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
821 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 135 | |
| 2023 | 188 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 208 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60061 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 313 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 140 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 43 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 37 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 35 | 4.3% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60061 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Egress/exit, other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 30.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 18.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60061 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 179% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $98,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60061.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernon Hills | 780 | |
| 2 | Indian Creek | 29 | |
| 3 | Mundelein | 4 | |
| 4 | Lincolnshire | 2 | |
| 5 | Kildeer | 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 — 821 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.