ZIP 60018 recorded 231 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,098 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,098 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 201 | |
| 2022 | 194 | |
| 2023 | 208 | |
| 2024 | 264 | |
| 2025 | 231 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60018 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 185 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 159 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 139 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 122 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 69 | 6.3% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60018 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 84 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 41 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 39 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 96 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 162 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 69 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60018 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 204% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60018.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Plaines | 753 | |
| 2 | Rosemont | 328 | |
| 3 | Chicago | 3 | |
| 4 | Elk Grove Village | 3 | |
| 5 | Mount Prospect | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DuPage County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17043 |
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 — 1,098 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.