ZIP 61072 recorded 145 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 649 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Winnebago County, IL.
649 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 168 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 123 | |
| 2025 | 145 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61072 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 235 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 57 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 48 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 39 | 6.0% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61072 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 49 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 50.4% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 17 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61072 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 283% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $298,950 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $285,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61072.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockton | 627 | |
| 2 | Belvidere | 1 | |
| 3 | Harrison | 1 | |
| 4 | Roscoe | 1 | |
| 5 | South Beloit | 1 |
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 — 649 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.