ZIP 60608 recorded 536 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,774 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,774 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 527 | |
| 2022 | 546 | |
| 2023 | 580 | |
| 2024 | 585 | |
| 2025 | 536 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 615 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 388 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 305 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 286 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 223 | 8.0% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 221 | 39.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 73 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 43 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 31 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 128 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 408 | 73.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 22 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 20 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 5.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60608 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2784% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60608.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DuPage County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17043 |
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 — 2,774 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.