ZIP 60304 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 502 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
502 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 95 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60304 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 146 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 68 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 58 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 44 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 31 | 6.2% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60304 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 58.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60304 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60304.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Park | 486 | |
| 2 | Forest Park | 14 | |
| 3 | Cicero | 1 | |
| 4 | 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 — 502 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.