ZIP 61053 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 271 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carroll County, IL.
271 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 79 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 60 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 25 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 20 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 5.5% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 26.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61053 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61053.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Carroll | 86 | |
| 2 | Thomson | 3 | |
| 3 | Lanark | 2 | |
| 4 | Rockton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Daviess County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17085 |
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 — 271 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.