ZIP 60469 recorded 112 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 435 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
435 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 76 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 112 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60469 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 89 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 87 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 51 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 23 | 5.3% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60469 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 38 | 29.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 72.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 3.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60469 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 790% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60469.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Posen | 427 | |
| 2 | Harvey | 2 | |
| 3 | Calumet Park | 1 | |
| 4 | Crestwood | 1 | |
| 5 | Dixmoor | 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 — 435 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.