ZIP 61071 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 789 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, IL.
789 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 159 | |
| 2024 | 206 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61071 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 174 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 114 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 77 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 47 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 38 | 4.8% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61071 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 32.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61071 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 276% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $87,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61071.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Falls | 744 | |
| 2 | Sterling | 7 | |
| 3 | Dixon | 1 | |
| 4 | Lyndon | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17195 |
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 — 789 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.