ZIP 60478 recorded 219 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,178 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,178 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 200 | |
| 2022 | 225 | |
| 2023 | 264 | |
| 2024 | 270 | |
| 2025 | 219 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60478 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 330 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 263 | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 167 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 72 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 5.0% |
For the 54 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60478 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 15 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 67.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60478 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 168% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $162,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60478.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Country Club Hills | 1,031 | |
| 2 | Oak Forest | 16 | |
| 3 | Tinley Park | 16 | |
| 4 | Hazel Crest | 2 | |
| 5 | Homewood | 2 |
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 — 1,178 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.