ZIP 60070 recorded 75 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 441 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
441 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 102 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 75 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60070 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 114 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 47 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 35 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 27 | 6.1% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60070 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 36.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60070 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 189% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60070.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prospect Heights | 431 | |
| 2 | Wheeling | 4 | |
| 3 | Mount Prospect | 2 | |
| 4 | Arlington Heights | 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 — 441 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.