ZIP 60301 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 184 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
184 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 24.5% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 11 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 10 | 5.4% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Office | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Shipping/receiving area; loading area, dock or bay | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 64.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $300 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Park | 181 | |
| 2 | River Forest | 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 — 184 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.