ZIP 60004 recorded 297 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,344 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,344 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 234 | |
| 2022 | 247 | |
| 2023 | 286 | |
| 2024 | 280 | |
| 2025 | 297 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60004 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 262 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 198 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 126 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 113 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 112 | 8.3% |
For the 60 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60004 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 36 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 20 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 20.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60004 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 374% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60004.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlington Heights | 1,272 | |
| 2 | Prospect Heights | 25 | |
| 3 | Palatine | 15 | |
| 4 | Buffalo Grove | 12 | |
| 5 | Mount Prospect | 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 — 1,344 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.