ZIP 61036 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 240 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jo Daviess County, IL.
240 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61036 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 62 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 43 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 5.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61036 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 14.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61036 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 240% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61036.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galena | 235 | |
| 2 | East Dubuque | 2 |
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 — 240 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.