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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 60623

ZIP 60623 recorded 747 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,703 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 60623 FIPS 17031 ZIP-level 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
747
3,703 across 5 years
Building fires
28
3 wildland
Wildfire risk
56
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Cook County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 60623

3,703 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 757
2022 716
2023 755
2024 728
2025 747
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 60623?

Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 273
Feb 267
Mar 316
Apr 258
May 305
Jun 319
Jul 372
Aug 320
Sep 291
Oct 315
Nov 363
Dec 304
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 60623?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60623 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 724 19.6%
2 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 649 17.5%
3 Carbon monoxide incident 429 11.6%
4 Passenger vehicle fire 314 8.5%
5 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 293 7.9%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 60623?

For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
22%
174
Cause undetermined
34%
267
Intentional / arson
6%
45
Equipment / heat source failure
2%
16
Under investigation
36%
286
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
8
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60623 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 361 45.4%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 61 7.7%
3 Vehicle area, other 56 7.0%
4 Outside area, other 49 6.2%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 33 4.1%
6 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 27 3.4%
7 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 22 2.8%
8 Cooking area, kitchen 21 2.6%
9 All other areas 166 20.9%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 646 81.2%
2 Heat source: other 38 4.8%
3 Arcing 25 3.1%
4 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 14 1.8%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 7 0.9%
6 Fireworks 7 0.9%
7 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 7 0.9%
8 Heat from powered equipment, other 6 0.8%
9 All other sources 46 5.8%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $4.3M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60623 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 330% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $2,500,000 Building fires 2021 Major
2 $1,000,000 Building fires 2025 Major
3 $200,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
4 $150,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
5 $100,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
6 $100,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
7 $100,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
8 $100,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 60623

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60623.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Chicago 3,702
10 Also served by

ZIP 60623 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 60623

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 — 3,703 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.