ZIP 60062 recorded 273 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,286 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,286 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 259 | |
| 2022 | 258 | |
| 2023 | 252 | |
| 2024 | 244 | |
| 2025 | 273 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60062 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 274 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 170 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 132 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 87 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 75 | 5.8% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60062 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 43.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60062 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 273% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $680,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $329,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60062.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northbrook | 1,046 | |
| 2 | Northfield | 7 | |
| 3 | Wheeling | 5 | |
| 4 | Glenview | 4 | |
| 5 | Prospect Heights | 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 — 1,286 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.