ZIP 60124 recorded 121 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 573 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kane County, IL.
573 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 103 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 128 | |
| 2025 | 121 |
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60124 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 138 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 71 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 50 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 35 | 6.1% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60124 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 16 | 12.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 12 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 33.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 26.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60124 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3176% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60124.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elgin | 445 | |
| 2 | Campton Hills | 11 | |
| 3 | South Elgin | 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 — 573 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.