ZIP 60142 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 824 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McHenry County, IL.
824 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 172 | |
| 2022 | 166 | |
| 2023 | 170 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60142 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 232 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 81 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 76 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 55 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 51 | 6.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60142 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 15 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 113 | 58.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60142 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 543% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60142.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntley | 803 | |
| 2 | Marengo | 6 | |
| 3 | Algonquin | 5 | |
| 4 | Gilberts | 2 | |
| 5 | Lake in the Hills | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kane County | IL | 0.50 | 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 — 824 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.