ZIP 61032 recorded 363 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,641 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stephenson County, IL.
1,641 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 170 | |
| 2022 | 214 | |
| 2023 | 469 | |
| 2024 | 425 | |
| 2025 | 363 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61032 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 294 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 250 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 141 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 128 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 113 | 6.9% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61032 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 12.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 123 | 48.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 28 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 72 | 28.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61032 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 185% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $380,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61032.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeport | 1,639 | |
| 2 | Cedarville | 1 | |
| 3 | Dakota | 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 — 1,641 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.