ZIP 60518 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 187 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, IL.
187 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 50 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 29 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 8 | 4.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Munitions | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60518 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5342% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60518.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaSalle County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17099 |
| Lee County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17103 |
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 — 187 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.