ZIP 61111 recorded 196 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,003 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Winnebago County, IL.
1,003 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 191 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 221 | |
| 2024 | 234 | |
| 2025 | 196 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61111 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 245 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 174 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 95 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 91 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 41 | 4.1% |
For the 49 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61111 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 30 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 31.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61111 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 242% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $99,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61111.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loves Park | 989 | |
| 2 | Machesney Park | 8 | |
| 3 | Rockford | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17007 |
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 — 1,003 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.