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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 60655

ZIP 60655 recorded 186 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 724 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 60655 FIPS 17031 ZIP-level 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
186
724 across 5 years
Building fires
9
3 wildland
Wildfire risk
56
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Cook County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 60655

724 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 128
2022 117
2023 150
2024 143
2025 186
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 60655?

Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 43
Feb 58
Mar 44
Apr 54
May 59
Jun 81
Jul 82
Aug 59
Sep 50
Oct 57
Nov 75
Dec 62
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 60655?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60655 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 216 29.8%
2 Carbon monoxide incident 140 19.3%
3 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 92 12.7%
4 Cooking fire, confined to container 30 4.1%
5 Outside rubbish fire, other 30 4.1%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 60655?

For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
46%
39
Cause undetermined
15%
13
Intentional / arson
4%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
5
Under investigation
27%
23
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60655 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 28 32.9%
2 Outside area, other 10 11.8%
3 Cooking area, kitchen 7 8.2%
4 Vehicle area, other 5 5.9%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 4 4.7%
6 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 4 4.7%
7 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 4 4.7%
8 Corridor, mall 3 3.5%
9 All other areas 20 23.5%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 56 65.9%
2 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 6 7.1%
3 Arcing 6 7.1%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 3 3.5%
5 Heat, spark from friction 2 2.4%
6 Hot ember or ash 2 2.4%
7 Heat source: other 1 1.2%
8 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 1 1.2%
9 All other sources 8 9.4%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $200K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60655 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 242% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $50,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
2 $40,000 Fire, other 2021 Significant
3 $30,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
4 $25,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
5 $15,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
6 $15,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
7 $15,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
8 $10,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 60655

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60655.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Chicago 719
2 Oak Lawn 1
3 River Forest 1
4 Summit 1
10 Also served by

ZIP 60655 crosses 2 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
DuPage County IL 0.50 FIPS 17043
11 Current conditions

Right now in 60655

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 724 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.