ZIP 60140 recorded 239 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,201 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, IL.
1,201 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 221 | |
| 2022 | 238 | |
| 2023 | 247 | |
| 2024 | 256 | |
| 2025 | 239 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60140 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 262 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 193 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 99 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 94 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 87 | 7.2% |
For the 61 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60140 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 24 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 128 | 49.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60140 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 467% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $310,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60140.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampshire | 782 | |
| 2 | Pingree Grove | 340 | |
| 3 | Huntley | 9 | |
| 4 | Marengo | 5 | |
| 5 | Batavia | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kane County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17089 |
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 — 1,201 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.