ZIP 61016 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 195 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Winnebago County, IL.
195 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61016 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 16 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 15 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 12 | 6.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61016 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 15.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61016 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2689% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61016.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Valley | 66 | |
| 2 | Rockford | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17007 |
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 — 195 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.