ZIP 60966 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 115 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iroquois County, IL.
115 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60966 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 13 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 11 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 4.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60966 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Office | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60966 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 931% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60966.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheldon | 110 |
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 — 115 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.