ZIP 60426 recorded 649 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,720 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,720 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 409 | |
| 2022 | 525 | |
| 2023 | 556 | |
| 2024 | 581 | |
| 2025 | 649 |
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60426 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 1,299 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 215 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 159 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 155 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 147 | 5.4% |
For the 305 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60426 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 174 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 40 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 24 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 23 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 20 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 166 | 30.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 421 | 76.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60426 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 86% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60426.
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 — 2,720 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.