ZIP 60409 recorded 1,080 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 5,540 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
5,540 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,084 | |
| 2022 | 1,088 | |
| 2023 | 1,192 | |
| 2024 | 1,096 | |
| 2025 | 1,080 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60409 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 3,112 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 645 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 444 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 355 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 177 | 3.2% |
For the 57 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60409 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 67 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 35 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 22 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 18 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 153 | 34.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 275 | 62.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 4.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 12 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 68 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60409 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 182% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $151,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $145,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60409.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calumet City | 5,495 | |
| 2 | South Holland | 7 | |
| 3 | Calumet Park | 2 | |
| 4 | Dolton | 2 | |
| 5 | Lansing | 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 — 5,540 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.