Naperville’s Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received a 9-1-1 call at 8:24 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 reporting smoke coming from the roof of a two-story home in the block of 1000 Frances Court. ECC immediately dispatched a general alarm assignment for the Naperville Fire Department to the reported location. A general alarm assignment consists of three engines, two ladder trucks, one heavy rescue squad, two medic units, and two battalion commanders.
Naperville Engine 3’s crew arrived on the scene at 8:30 p.m., and reported that a two-story residential home had smoke showing from the roof of the building. Engine companies conducted a 360-degree survey of the structure and made entry to the house, finding heavy smoke on the first floor of the home. Engine 3 and the first arriving fire companies established command and began an aggressive interior attack of the fire. Fire department companies found fire on both the first and second floors of the home, which was compounded by the presence of a large hole that had burned through the floor of the second floor due to the heavy fire.
The alarm was elevated due to the heat and the challenging fire conditions. Naperville firefighters were able to contain and knock down the body of fire within 60 minutes of the initial call, but remained on scene for an additional three hours to conduct overhaul and salvage operations. Firefighters also cooled any remaining hot areas inside the home. Fire department personnel reported that no one was home at the time of the incident, confirmed by primary and secondary searches of the entire structure.
Air temperature was 82.9°F with a Heat Index of 89°F at 8:52 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2025, according the NWS station at West Chicago, DuPage Airport. Winds were from the west at 5 MPH and the Relative Humidity was 74%.
Re-Kindle
At 6:14 a.m. the following morning, July 30, 2025, Naperville ECC received a 9-1-1 call from a passerby reporting light smoke coming from the roof of the same address. Fire companies were dispatched and found a small amount of smoke and heat in the roof area of the home. Naperville firefighters advanced a hose line to the roof, and soaked down the area of concern.
Air temperature was 75.9°F with a Heat Index of 77°F at 5:52 a.m. July 30, 2025, according the NWS station at West Chicago, DuPage Airport. Winds were from the north at 5 MPH and the Relative Humidity was 79%.
The Naperville Fire Department was assisted on the scene by the Naperville Police Department and the City of Naperville’s Transportation and Engineering Department, Naperville Electric Department, NICOR, the Wheaton Fire Department, the Warrenville Fire Protection District, and the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District. The Plainfield Fire Protection District, Bolingbrook Fire Department, and Oswego Fire Protection District provided station coverage during the fire call.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Naperville Fire Department’s investigations team. Damages to the home are estimated at $100,000. No injuries were reported to civilians or firefighters as a result of this incident. The building is currently deemed uninhabitable.
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