ZIP 60609 recorded 637 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,388 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
3,388 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 686 | |
| 2022 | 687 | |
| 2023 | 793 | |
| 2024 | 585 | |
| 2025 | 637 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60609 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 579 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 420 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 381 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 312 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 288 | 8.5% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60609 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 381 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 145 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 72 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 52 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 30 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 19 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 169 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 670 | 74.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 56 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 52 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 27 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 52 | 5.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60609 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1170% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60609.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 3,388 |
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 — 3,388 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.