ZIP 61024 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 157 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Winnebago County, IL.
157 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61024 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 30 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 19 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 8 | 5.1% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61024 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 16.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61024 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $38,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61024.
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 — 157 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.