ZIP 60097 recorded 107 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 463 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McHenry County, IL.
463 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 107 |
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60097 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 116 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 85 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 41 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 32 | 6.9% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60097 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 9 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 19.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60097 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 243% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60097.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wonder Lake | 443 | |
| 2 | Woodstock | 11 | |
| 3 | McHenry | 4 | |
| 4 | Ringwood | 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 — 463 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.