ZIP 60401 recorded 98 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 534 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kankakee County, IL.
534 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 100 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 128 | |
| 2025 | 98 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 193 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 76 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 51 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 28 | 5.2% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2307% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $38,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beecher | 522 | |
| 2 | Crete | 3 | |
| 3 | Joliet | 2 | |
| 4 | Grant Park | 1 | |
| 5 | Minooka | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17197 |
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 — 534 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.