ZIP 60638 recorded 396 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,795 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,795 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 331 | |
| 2022 | 309 | |
| 2023 | 365 | |
| 2024 | 394 | |
| 2025 | 396 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60638 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 442 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 257 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 127 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 118 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 110 | 6.1% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60638 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 214 | 67.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60638 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 315% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60638.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 1,455 | |
| 2 | Bedford Park | 257 | |
| 3 | Forest View | 6 | |
| 4 | Stickney | 3 | |
| 5 | Summit | 2 |
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 — 1,795 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.