ZIP 61261 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 61 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Whiteside County, IL.
61 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61261 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 3 | 4.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61261 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61261 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 143900% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $400 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61261.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyndon | 59 | |
| 2 | Aledo | 1 | |
| 3 | Prophetstown | 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 — 61 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.