ZIP 60642 recorded 183 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 841 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
841 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 173 | |
| 2022 | 174 | |
| 2023 | 152 | |
| 2024 | 159 | |
| 2025 | 183 |
Oct peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60642 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 203 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 139 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 87 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 73 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 66 | 7.8% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60642 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Roof surface: exterior | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 19.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 71.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60642 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1123% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60642.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 836 | |
| 2 | Evergreen Park | 4 | |
| 3 | North Aurora | 1 |
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 — 841 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.