ZIP 60160 recorded 252 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 908 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
908 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 174 | |
| 2024 | 243 | |
| 2025 | 252 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60160 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 185 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 100 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 73 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 72 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 57 | 6.3% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60160 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 100 | 74.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60160 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 227% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60160.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melrose Park | 892 | |
| 2 | Franklin Park | 2 | |
| 3 | Stone Park | 2 | |
| 4 | Oak Park | 1 | |
| 5 | River Forest | 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 — 908 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.