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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 60639

ZIP 60639 recorded 437 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,264 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 60639 FIPS 17031 ZIP-level 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
437
2,264 across 5 years
Building fires
27
4 wildland
Wildfire risk
56
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Cook County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 60639

2,264 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 416
2022 449
2023 479
2024 483
2025 437
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 60639?

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

Jan 195
Feb 157
Mar 177
Apr 161
May 200
Jun 181
Jul 233
Aug 180
Sep 179
Oct 186
Nov 208
Dec 207
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 60639?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60639 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 443 19.6%
2 Carbon monoxide incident 335 14.8%
3 Passenger vehicle fire 230 10.2%
4 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 199 8.8%
5 Cooking fire, confined to container 150 6.6%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 60639?

For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
29%
150
Cause undetermined
33%
175
Intentional / arson
3%
18
Equipment / heat source failure
4%
23
Under investigation
30%
156
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60639 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 252 48.2%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 82 15.7%
3 Cooking area, kitchen 21 4.0%
4 Vehicle area, other 18 3.4%
5 Outside area, other 17 3.3%
6 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 11 2.1%
7 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 11 2.1%
8 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 8 1.5%
9 All other areas 103 19.7%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 407 77.8%
2 Arcing 37 7.1%
3 Heat source: other 21 4.0%
4 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 10 1.9%
5 Heat from powered equipment, other 9 1.7%
6 Cigarette 7 1.3%
7 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 6 1.1%
8 Hot or smoldering object, other 5 1.0%
9 All other sources 21 4.0%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $1.5M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60639 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 788% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $1,000,000 Building fires 2023 Major
2 $120,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
3 $100,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
4 $100,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
5 $80,000 Passenger vehicle fire 2022 Significant
6 $50,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
7 $50,000 Passenger vehicle fire 2025 Significant
8 $40,000 Passenger vehicle fire 2024 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 60639

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60639.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Chicago 2,264
10 Also served by

ZIP 60639 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 60639

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 — 2,264 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.