ZIP 60162 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 561 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
561 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60162 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 91 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 73 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 50 | 8.9% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60162 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 25 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60162 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6450% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60162.
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 — 561 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.