ZIP 61270 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 196 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Whiteside County, IL.
196 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61270 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 31 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 27 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 25 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 10 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 9 | 4.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61270 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 10.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61270 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61270.
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 — 196 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.