ZIP 60099 recorded 341 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,613 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,613 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 371 | |
| 2022 | 271 | |
| 2023 | 281 | |
| 2024 | 349 | |
| 2025 | 341 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60099 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 401 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 176 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 155 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 137 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 125 | 7.7% |
For the 99 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60099 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 78 | 32.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 163 | 66.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60099 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 112% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $126,518 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60099.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion | 1,390 | |
| 2 | Beach Park | 178 | |
| 3 | Wadsworth | 19 | |
| 4 | Waukegan | 6 | |
| 5 | Winthrop Harbor | 5 |
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 — 1,613 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.