ZIP 60068 recorded 245 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,134 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,134 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 207 | |
| 2022 | 264 | |
| 2023 | 174 | |
| 2024 | 244 | |
| 2025 | 245 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60068 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 322 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 142 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 140 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 101 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 67 | 5.9% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60068 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 13 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Candle | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60068 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 501% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60068.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park Ridge | 1,117 | |
| 2 | Des Plaines | 8 | |
| 3 | Niles | 2 | |
| 4 | Arlington Heights | 1 | |
| 5 | Buffalo Grove | 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 — 1,134 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.