ZIP 61068 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 851 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ogle County, IL.
851 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 178 | |
| 2022 | 153 | |
| 2023 | 153 | |
| 2024 | 213 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61068 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 188 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 65 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 50 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 5.3% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61068 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 34 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 21 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 101 | 36.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 16 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 20.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61068 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 155% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61068.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17103 |
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 — 851 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.