ZIP 60096 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 305 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
305 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60096 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 88 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 30 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 27 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 19 | 6.2% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60096 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60096 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 256% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $26,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60096.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winthrop Harbor | 299 | |
| 2 | Zion | 2 | |
| 3 | Somers | 1 | |
| 4 | 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 — 305 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.