ZIP 60481 recorded 250 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,048 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Will County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,048 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 181 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 194 | |
| 2024 | 262 | |
| 2025 | 250 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60481 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 301 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 179 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 161 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 131 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 29 | 2.8% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60481 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60481 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 715% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $259,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60481.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 888 | |
| 2 | Braidwood | 8 | |
| 3 | Maywood | 3 | |
| 4 | Minooka | 3 | |
| 5 | Manhattan | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17063 |
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 — 1,048 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.