ZIP 60453 recorded 452 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,012 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,012 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 360 | |
| 2022 | 357 | |
| 2023 | 439 | |
| 2024 | 404 | |
| 2025 | 452 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60453 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 443 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 241 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 234 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 205 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 165 | 8.2% |
For the 59 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60453 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 43 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 25 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 87 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 200 | 64.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60453 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 309% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60453.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Lawn | 1,955 | |
| 2 | Evergreen Park | 13 | |
| 3 | Bridgeview | 8 | |
| 4 | Chicago Ridge | 7 | |
| 5 | Burbank | 6 |
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 — 2,012 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.