ZIP 60520 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 115 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, IL.
115 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 5 | 4.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 32.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 52.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60520 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 20856% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60520.
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 — 115 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.