ZIP 60135 recorded 122 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 383 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, IL.
383 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 122 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60135 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 113 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 38 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 24 | 6.3% |
For the 56 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60135 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 81.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 2.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60135 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $386,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60135.
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 — 383 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.