ZIP 60016 recorded 322 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,717 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,717 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 331 | |
| 2022 | 334 | |
| 2023 | 347 | |
| 2024 | 383 | |
| 2025 | 322 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60016 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 408 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 225 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 224 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 165 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 115 | 6.7% |
For the 49 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60016 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 30 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 21 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 109 | 37.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 22 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 19 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 79 | 27.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60016 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 354% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $380,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60016.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Plaines | 1,617 | |
| 2 | Mount Prospect | 5 | |
| 3 | Niles | 4 | |
| 4 | Glenview | 3 | |
| 5 | Park Ridge | 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 — 1,717 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.