ZIP 60706 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 695 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
695 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 146 | |
| 2022 | 116 | |
| 2023 | 152 | |
| 2024 | 139 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60706 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 177 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 113 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 72 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 52 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 44 | 6.3% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60706 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 49 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 20.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 39.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 22.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60706 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 493% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60706.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norridge | 461 | |
| 2 | Harwood Heights | 231 | |
| 3 | Chicago | 2 |
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 — 695 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.