ZIP 60550 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 84 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DeKalb County, IL.
84 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60550 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 5 | 6.0% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60550 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 6.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Sunlight | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60550 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60550.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shabbona | 77 | |
| 2 | Waterman | 2 | |
| 3 | Bolingbrook | 1 |
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 — 84 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.