ZIP 60538 recorded 257 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 899 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kane County, IL.
899 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 131 | |
| 2023 | 173 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 257 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60538 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 156 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 140 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 127 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 124 | 13.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 48 | 5.3% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60538 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 30 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 35.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 95 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60538 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 157% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $171,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60538.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery | 881 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 9 | |
| 3 | Oswego | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17093 |
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 — 899 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.