ZIP 60156 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 667 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McHenry County, IL.
667 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 116 | |
| 2024 | 114 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60156 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 153 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 101 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 91 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 56 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 45 | 6.7% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60156 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 11 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 62.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60156 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 320% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $85,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60156.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake in the Hills | 655 | |
| 2 | Crystal Lake | 7 | |
| 3 | Algonquin | 2 | |
| 4 | Lakewood | 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 — 667 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.