ZIP 60203 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 142 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
142 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 27 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 27 | 19.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 23 | 16.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 6 | 4.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Candle | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60203 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 144% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50 | Special outside fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60203.
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 — 142 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.