Residents displaced in response to attic fire on S. Columbia St. No injuries to residents or firefighters reported. (PN file photos are used to help flag reports about Naperville Fire Department and Police Department responses to emergency calls, always reminding readers that keeping the community safe is everyone’s responsibility. Be alert by day and by night. Bystanders always are appreciated for calling 911. Stay safe.)
City of Naperville Report
At 3:22AM on Fri., July 18, 2025, Naperville’s Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received a call reporting a possible fire in the attic of a single-family residence in the 200 block of South Columbia St., Naperville IL. ECC immediately dispatched a General Alarm assignment consisting of 24 responding personnel. to the reported location. A General Alarm assignment consisting of three engines companies, two ladder trucks, one heavy rescue squad, two medic units, and two battalion commanders were dispatched to the scene.
At 3:35AM, Naperville Engine Company 1 arrived on the scene and reported no obvious fire showing but a smell of burning in the area. First-arriving companies completed a 360-degree survey of the structure, provided an on-scene report, established command, and began to investigate. Engine 1 entered the structure to investigate finding a working fire in the unfinished attic of the resident. Fire Department companies began immediate suppression efforts, stretching a hose line to the attic to contain and extinguish the fire.
Fire department personnel deployed a hose line to the seat of the fire and were able to fully extinguish the fire within 15 minutes of arrival. Companies remained on the scene for an additional 90 minutes to assist with salvage of the occupants belonging and conduct overhaul operations.
The Naperville Fire Department was assisted on the scene by the Naperville Police Department and the City of Naperville’s Transportation and Engineering Department. The cause of the fire is under investigation and undetermined at this time. Damages to the residence are estimated at $75,000.
No injuries were reported to civilians or firefighters as a result of this incident. The residence was deemed uninhabitable displacing three occupants who were home at the time of the fire.
