ZIP 60617 recorded 765 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 4,373 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
4,373 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 898 | |
| 2022 | 876 | |
| 2023 | 915 | |
| 2024 | 919 | |
| 2025 | 765 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60617 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 1,036 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 788 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 471 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 302 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 273 | 6.2% |
For the 65 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60617 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 437 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 51 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 41 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 35 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 34 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 22 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 196 | 21.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 670 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 82 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 36 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60617 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 261% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60617.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 4,373 |
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 — 4,373 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.