ZIP 60083 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 475 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
475 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 67 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 90 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60083 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 136 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 48 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 29 | 6.1% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60083 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60083 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $410,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60083.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadsworth | 344 | |
| 2 | Beach Park | 60 | |
| 3 | Waukegan | 29 | |
| 4 | Gurnee | 4 | |
| 5 | Zion | 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 — 475 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.