ZIP 60548 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 457 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, IL.
457 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 106 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60548 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 74 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 63 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 32 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 29 | 6.3% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60548 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Chimney (conversion only) | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Match | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60548 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 218% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $480,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $480,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $208,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60548.
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 |
| 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 — 457 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.