ZIP 60087 recorded 146 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 745 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
745 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 202 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 129 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 146 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60087 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 139 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 113 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 90 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 42 | 5.6% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60087 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 30.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 18.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60087 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 262% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $617,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $549,120 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $290,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $153,132 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $136,861 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $123,165 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $98,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60087.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waukegan | 526 | |
| 2 | Beach Park | 215 | |
| 3 | North Chicago | 2 | |
| 4 | Gurnee | 1 | |
| 5 | Wadsworth | 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 — 745 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.