ZIP 60053 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 616 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
616 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 152 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 135 | |
| 2024 | 130 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 149 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 95 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 90 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 33 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 32 | 5.2% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 26.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60053 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 401% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60053.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morton Grove | 606 | |
| 2 | Niles | 5 | |
| 3 | Skokie | 4 |
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 — 616 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.