ZIP 60081 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 391 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
391 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 67 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60081 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 110 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 85 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 26 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 2.3% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60081 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 34.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60081 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 152% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60081.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Grove | 359 | |
| 2 | Fox Lake | 3 | |
| 3 | McHenry | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McHenry County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17111 |
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 — 391 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.