ZIP 60169 recorded 186 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 857 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
857 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 166 | |
| 2022 | 163 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 186 |
Jun peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60169 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 241 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 93 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 92 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 73 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 47 | 5.5% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60169 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 24 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 23 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 14 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 12 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60169 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 145% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $264,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60169.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoffman Estates | 726 | |
| 2 | Schaumburg | 14 | |
| 3 | Streamwood | 4 | |
| 4 | Elk Grove Village | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kane County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17089 |
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 — 857 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.