ZIP 60187 recorded 303 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,686 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DuPage County, IL.
1,686 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 383 | |
| 2022 | 374 | |
| 2023 | 329 | |
| 2024 | 297 | |
| 2025 | 303 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60187 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 424 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 288 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 240 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 175 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 82 | 4.9% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60187 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 33.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 22.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60187 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60187.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheaton | 1,682 | |
| 2 | Villa Park | 2 | |
| 3 | Winfield | 2 |
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 — 1,686 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.