ZIP 60620 recorded 1,005 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 4,723 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
4,723 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 991 | |
| 2022 | 963 | |
| 2023 | 863 | |
| 2024 | 901 | |
| 2025 | 1,005 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60620 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 1,269 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 779 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 400 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 331 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 323 | 6.8% |
For the 72 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60620 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 365 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 121 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 49 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 38 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 34 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 29 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 26 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 196 | 21.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 667 | 74.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 42 | 4.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 32 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 25 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 22 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60620 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 620% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,082 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60620.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 4,722 |
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 — 4,723 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.