ZIP 60406 recorded 334 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,498 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,498 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 231 | |
| 2022 | 321 | |
| 2023 | 306 | |
| 2024 | 306 | |
| 2025 | 334 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60406 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 422 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 248 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 159 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 125 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 106 | 7.1% |
For the 108 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60406 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 15 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 14 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60406 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 149% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60406.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Island | 1,418 | |
| 2 | Riverdale | 21 | |
| 3 | Chicago | 16 | |
| 4 | Dixmoor | 13 | |
| 5 | Calumet Park | 8 |
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 — 1,498 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.