ZIP 60012 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 358 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McHenry County, IL.
358 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60012 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 84 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 68 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 30 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 28 | 7.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60012 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 14.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60012 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 316667% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60012.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Lake | 306 | |
| 2 | Prairie Grove | 45 | |
| 3 | Bull Valley | 2 | |
| 4 | Woodstock | 2 |
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 — 358 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.