ZIP 60444 recorded 72 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 285 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grundy County, IL.
285 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60444 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 73 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 49 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 4.2% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60444 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60444 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 16600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60444.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mazon | 271 | |
| 2 | Morris | 3 | |
| 3 | Braceville | 2 | |
| 4 | Blue Island | 1 | |
| 5 | Gardner | 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 — 285 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.