Lake, IL

County incident profile · 2020–2024

509,487
5-Year Incidents
29
Departments
713,483
Population
142.8
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2020-2024). NFIRS is voluntarily reported and may not include all departments or incidents. Some departments have missing years or incomplete records. Totals shown reflect data as submitted and may not represent complete activity.

Incident Composition (2020–2024)

EMS / Rescue
341,848 (67.1%)
False Alarms
62,402 (12.2%)
Service Calls
39,499 (7.8%)
Good Intent
38,153 (7.5%)
Fire
11,060 (2.2%)

Summary

101,897
Avg Incidents / Year
67.1%
EMS Share
2.2%
Fire Share
12.2%
False Alarm Rate
+26.4%
5-Year Trend
29
Departments
Showing 29 of 29
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Waukegan FD 59,908 1.9% 67% 9.8% +13.3%
Gurnee FD 37,303 1.7% 71.1% 12.7% +30.1%
Highland Park FD 28,820 1.1% 48.2% 23% +26.5%
Greater Round Lake Fpd 28,298 2.9% 74.5% 8.3% +26.1%
Buffalo Grove FD 24,697 1.9% 71.2% 10% +14.7%
Countryside Fpd 24,620 1.8% 70.2% 12.2% +18.3%
Fox Lake VFD 23,488 3.2% 72.2% 4.7% +17.3%
Grayslake Fpd 23,446 1.7% 72.1% 8% +23.5%
Libertyville FD 22,925 2.3% 67.2% 14.1% +39.1%
Wauconda FD 22,105 2.7% 71% 9.7% +14.8%
Zion Frd 21,659 2.2% 70.3% 7.5% +12.5%
Mundelein FD 21,508 1.7% 67.3% 17.2% +36.1%
Lake Zurich FD 20,938 2% 70.2% 12.4% +41.1%
Lake Forest FD 17,879 1.8% 57.7% 19.7% +52.9%
Lincolnshireriverwoods Fpd 17,539 2.1% 62.7% 19.1% +29.6%
Lake Villa Fpd 16,464 2.1% 69.7% 5.1% +53.4%
First Fpd of Antioch 16,407 1.8% 71.1% 14.4% +22.1%
North Chicago FD 14,594 2% 76.4% 7.3% +50.5%
Deerfieldbannockburn Fpd 14,159 1.9% 54.8% 20.1% +41%
Barrington FD 11,174 1.8% 65.1% 19% +43.2%
Barringtoncountryside Fpd 10,102 1.1% 59.9% 14.7% +19.5%
Long Grove Rural Fpd 8,976 2.6% 65.5% 11.6% +25.1%
Newport Twp Fpd 6,650 7.5% 52.7% 9.4% +15.8%
Beach Park FD 6,184 3.8% 71.5% 7.8% +15.7%
Winthrop Harbor FD 5,303 5% 65.7% 7.6% +15.1%
Lake Bluff FD 3,654 5.9% 50.1% 24.4% +40.5%
Abbott FD 687 0.4% 29.8% 12.1% -24.2%
Highwood FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Knollwood FD 0 0% 0% 0%
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