ZIP 60123 recorded 292 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,606 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kane County, IL.
1,606 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 266 | |
| 2022 | 294 | |
| 2023 | 394 | |
| 2024 | 360 | |
| 2025 | 292 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60123 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 308 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 210 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 182 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 151 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 119 | 7.4% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60123 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 88 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 69 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 37 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 131 | 33.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 117 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 55 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 46 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 33 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 25 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 24 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 68 | 17.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60123 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 323% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60123.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elgin | 1,595 | |
| 2 | Gilberts | 8 | |
| 3 | Pingree Grove | 1 | |
| 4 | Schaumburg | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17031 |
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 — 1,606 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.