ZIP 60542 recorded 156 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 598 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kane County, IL.
598 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 122 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 156 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 131 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 73 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 71 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 50 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 31 | 5.2% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 26.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 140% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Aurora | 593 | |
| 2 | Aurora | 3 | |
| 3 | Sugar Grove | 2 |
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 — 598 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.