ZIP 61042 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 52 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, IL.
52 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61042 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2 | 3.8% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61042 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61042 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 111% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $373,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 52 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.