ZIP 60152 recorded 126 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 644 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McHenry County, IL.
644 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 128 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 137 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 126 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60152 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 131 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 91 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 50 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 49 | 7.6% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60152 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 53.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60152 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 478% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60152.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marengo | 611 | |
| 2 | Harvard | 4 | |
| 3 | Huntley | 2 | |
| 4 | Union | 2 | |
| 5 | Lake in the Hills | 1 |
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 — 644 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.