ZIP 60043 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 121 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
121 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60043 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 22 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 21 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 5 | 4.1% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60043 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60043 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 383% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $300 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60043.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth | 120 | |
| 2 | Wilmette | 1 |
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 — 121 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.