ZIP 60050 recorded 261 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,133 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McHenry County, IL.
1,133 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 252 | |
| 2022 | 198 | |
| 2023 | 196 | |
| 2024 | 226 | |
| 2025 | 261 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60050 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 236 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 162 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 154 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 88 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 76 | 6.7% |
For the 59 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60050 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 80 | 39.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60050 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 134% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $245,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60050.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McHenry | 927 | |
| 2 | Johnsburg | 122 | |
| 3 | McCullom Lake | 27 | |
| 4 | Lakemoor | 25 | |
| 5 | Bull Valley | 10 |
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 — 1,133 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.