ZIP 60112 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 150 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, IL.
150 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60112 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 31 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 27 | 18.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 7 | 4.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60112 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 7 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 9.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60112 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 16380% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Accident, potential accident, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $800 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60112.
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 — 150 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.