ZIP 60438 recorded 277 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,444 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,444 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 274 | |
| 2022 | 194 | |
| 2023 | 350 | |
| 2024 | 349 | |
| 2025 | 277 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60438 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 296 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 263 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 174 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 172 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 119 | 8.2% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60438 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 73 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 34 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 24 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 96 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 155 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60438 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 152% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $130,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $111,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60438.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lansing | 1,435 | |
| 2 | Calumet City | 2 | |
| 3 | Bedford Park | 1 | |
| 4 | Homewood | 1 |
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 — 1,444 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.