ZIP 61073 recorded 188 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 668 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Winnebago County, IL.
668 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 136 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 188 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61073 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 200 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 107 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 86 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 43 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 40 | 6.0% |
For the 70 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61073 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 17 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61073 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 216% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $231,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $155,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $131,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61073.
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 — 668 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.