ZIP 60188 recorded 198 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 997 across 2021–2025. Primary county: DuPage County, IL.
997 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196 | |
| 2022 | 190 | |
| 2023 | 213 | |
| 2024 | 200 | |
| 2025 | 198 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60188 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 305 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 108 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 105 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 53 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 44 | 4.4% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60188 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 31 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 36.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 18 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60188 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 311% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60188.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Stream | 982 | |
| 2 | Wheaton | 12 | |
| 3 | West Chicago | 2 | |
| 4 | Winfield | 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 — 997 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.