ZIP 60970 recorded 108 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 454 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iroquois County, IL.
454 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 108 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 60970 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 70 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 31 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 21 | 4.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 60970 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 27.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 21.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 60970 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 477% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 60970.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watseka | 445 |
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 — 454 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.