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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 60621

ZIP 60621 recorded 580 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,982 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 60621 FIPS 17031 ZIP-level 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
580
2,982 across 5 years
Building fires
45
6 wildland
Wildfire risk
56
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Cook County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 60621

2,982 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 702
2022 537
2023 589
2024 574
2025 580
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 60621?

Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 198
Feb 201
Mar 223
Apr 234
May 281
Jun 335
Jul 294
Aug 244
Sep 246
Oct 240
Nov 263
Dec 223
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 60621?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60621 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 552 18.5%
2 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 326 10.9%
3 Passenger vehicle fire 309 10.4%
4 Accident, potential accident, other 292 9.8%
5 Carbon monoxide incident 266 8.9%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 60621?

For the 45 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
28%
222
Cause undetermined
26%
206
Intentional / arson
4%
28
Equipment / heat source failure
4%
34
Under investigation
37%
289
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
10
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60621 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 421 53.4%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 86 10.9%
3 Outside area, other 37 4.7%
4 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 32 4.1%
5 Vehicle area, other 32 4.1%
6 Cooking area, kitchen 21 2.7%
7 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 19 2.4%
8 Other 10 1.3%
9 All other areas 131 16.6%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 654 82.9%
2 Heat source: other 33 4.2%
3 Arcing 27 3.4%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 11 1.4%
5 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 11 1.4%
6 Hot or smoldering object, other 10 1.3%
7 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 6 0.8%
8 Cigarette 6 0.8%
9 All other sources 31 3.9%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $10.9M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60621 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3354% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $10,000,000 Building fires 2022 Catastrophic
2 $200,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
3 $150,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
4 $150,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
5 $100,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
6 $100,000 Passenger vehicle fire 2022 Significant
7 $100,000 Fire, other 2023 Significant
8 $100,000 Fire, other 2023 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 60621

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60621.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Chicago 2,982
10 Also served by

ZIP 60621 crosses 2 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
DuPage County IL 0.50 FIPS 17043
11 Current conditions

Right now in 60621

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 2,982 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.