ZIP 60461 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 210 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
210 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60461 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 71 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 14 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 9 | 4.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60461 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 65.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Candle | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60461 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 594% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60461.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympia Fields | 188 | |
| 2 | Chicago Heights | 3 | |
| 3 | Flossmoor | 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 — 210 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.