ZIP 61008 recorded 348 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,457 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Boone County, IL.
1,457 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 255 | |
| 2022 | 279 | |
| 2023 | 283 | |
| 2024 | 292 | |
| 2025 | 348 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61008 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 208 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 201 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 170 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 145 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 125 | 8.6% |
For the 55 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61008 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 31 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 24 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 72 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 129 | 56.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61008 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 317% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $165,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61008.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belvidere | 1,438 | |
| 2 | Poplar Grove | 2 | |
| 3 | Genoa | 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 — 1,457 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.