ZIP 60712 recorded 133 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 520 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
520 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 101 | |
| 2025 | 133 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60712 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 130 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 54 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 45 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 36 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 30 | 5.8% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60712 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Construction/renovation area | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 30.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60712 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 199% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $172,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60712.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincolnwood | 480 | |
| 2 | Skokie | 37 | |
| 3 | Chicago | 1 |
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 — 520 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.