ZIP 60656 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 710 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cook County, IL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
710 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 149 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 142 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60656 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 185 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 141 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 79 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 50 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 45 | 6.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60656 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 28.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60656 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 132% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $111,111 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60656.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 677 | |
| 2 | Norridge | 17 | |
| 3 | Harwood Heights | 8 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DuPage County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17043 |
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 — 710 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.