ZIP 60449 recorded 145 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 555 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Will County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
555 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 98 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 145 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60449 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 142 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 86 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 66 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 5.8% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60449 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 30.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 49.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60449 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 946% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60449.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monee | 529 | |
| 2 | Frankfort | 6 | |
| 3 | University Park | 5 | |
| 4 | Beecher | 4 | |
| 5 | Manhattan | 3 |
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 — 555 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.