ZIP 61115 recorded 179 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 879 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Winnebago County, IL.
879 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 135 | |
| 2022 | 172 | |
| 2023 | 210 | |
| 2024 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 179 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61115 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 235 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 118 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 106 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 63 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 42 | 4.8% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61115 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 24 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 30.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61115 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1810% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61115.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machesney Park | 847 | |
| 2 | Loves Park | 4 |
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 — 879 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.