ZIP 60501 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 535 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
535 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 158 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 133 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 74 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 22 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 22 | 4.1% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 280% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $149,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summit | 401 | |
| 2 | Bedford Park | 106 | |
| 3 | Antioch | 1 | |
| 4 | Bridgeview | 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 — 535 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.