Lake, IL

County incident profile · 2021–2025

533,255
5-Year Incidents
29
Departments
713,483
Population
149.5
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2021–2025). 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 (2021–2025)

EMS / Rescue
359,756 (67.5%)
False Alarms
64,496 (12.1%)
Service Calls
41,075 (7.7%)
Good Intent
39,854 (7.5%)
Fire
11,420 (2.1%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

106,651
Avg Incidents / Year
67.5%
EMS Share
2.1%
Fire Share
12.1%
False Alarm Rate
+15.9%
5-Year Trend
29
Departments

Departments

Showing 29 of 29
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Waukegan FD 60,488 1.9% 68.8% 9.8% -0.5%
Gurnee FD 39,024 1.7% 72.4% 12.1% +10.4%
Highland Park FD 30,333 1.1% 49.5% 22.3% +19.8%
Greater Round Lake Fpd 29,933 2.9% 74.7% 8.3% +23%
Countryside Fpd 25,703 1.8% 70.5% 11.6% +25.8%
Buffalo Grove FD 25,616 1.9% 70.7% 10.1% +16.5%
Libertyville FD 24,729 2.3% 67% 13.4% +36.2%
Fox Lake VFD 24,462 3% 72.1% 4.8% +13.1%
Grayslake Fpd 24,333 1.8% 72.6% 8% +9.2%
Mundelein FD 22,876 1.9% 67.8% 17.1% +33.3%
Wauconda FD 22,761 2.8% 71% 9.6% +15.1%
Lake Zurich FD 22,053 1.9% 70.1% 12.4% +28.4%
Zion Frd 22,023 1.9% 70.1% 7.8% -0.1%
Lake Forest FD 19,145 1.8% 58.1% 19.9% +15%
Lincolnshireriverwoods Fpd 18,560 2.1% 64.6% 17.4% +27.8%
Lake Villa Fpd 18,149 2.2% 69.1% 6.2% +42.1%
First Fpd of Antioch 17,429 1.6% 71.1% 14.3% +14%
North Chicago FD 15,590 1.9% 75.3% 7.7% -1.8%
Deerfieldbannockburn Fpd 15,063 1.8% 54.5% 18.8% +46.9%
Barrington FD 12,040 1.8% 66.4% 18.6% +15.3%
Barringtoncountryside Fpd 10,430 1.1% 58.5% 14.5% +12.5%
Long Grove Rural Fpd 9,347 2.8% 65.5% 11.4% +19.3%
Newport Twp Fpd 6,695 7.5% 53.7% 9.2% -8.3%
Beach Park FD 6,271 3.9% 68.3% 7.3% -0.9%
Winthrop Harbor FD 5,497 4.9% 65% 7.7% +3.7%
Lake Bluff FD 3,782 6% 49.7% 24.7% -12.9%
Abbott FD 923 0.4% 28.8% 11.1% -16%
Knollwood FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Highwood FD 0 0% 0% 0%
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