ZIP 60417 recorded 182 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 780 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Will County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
780 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 165 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 143 | |
| 2024 | 184 | |
| 2025 | 182 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60417 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 205 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 138 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 124 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 35 | 4.5% |
For the 54 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60417 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60417 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 197% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60417.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crete | 733 | |
| 2 | University Park | 15 | |
| 3 | Beecher | 6 | |
| 4 | Sauk Village | 5 | |
| 5 | Steger | 4 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17031 |
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 — 780 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.