ZIP 60637 recorded 707 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,689 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
3,689 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 730 | |
| 2022 | 735 | |
| 2023 | 712 | |
| 2024 | 805 | |
| 2025 | 707 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60637 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 889 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 607 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 402 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 365 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 357 | 9.7% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60637 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 225 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 39 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 34 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 20 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 117 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 401 | 74.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 38 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 21 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Candle | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60637 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 419% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60637.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 3,689 |
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 — 3,689 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.