ZIP 61252 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 156 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Whiteside County, IL.
156 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61252 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 34 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 16 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 14 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 11 | 7.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61252 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61252 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 455% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61252.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton | 154 |
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 — 156 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.