ZIP 60005 recorded 153 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 817 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
817 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 152 | |
| 2022 | 128 | |
| 2023 | 198 | |
| 2024 | 186 | |
| 2025 | 153 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60005 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 147 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 136 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 75 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 54 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 49 | 6.0% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60005 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 25 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 33.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 20 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60005 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 545% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60005.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlington Heights | 746 | |
| 2 | Mount Prospect | 43 | |
| 3 | Rolling Meadows | 7 | |
| 4 | Buffalo Grove | 2 | |
| 5 | Des Plaines | 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 — 817 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.