ZIP 61018 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 61 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stephenson County, IL.
61 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61018 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 16 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 8 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 7 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 3 | 4.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61018 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Match | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61018 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $4,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61018.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakota | 57 | |
| 2 | Cherry Valley | 3 | |
| 3 | Freeport | 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 — 61 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.