ZIP 61277 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 180 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Whiteside County, IL.
180 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61277 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 20 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 19 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 16 | 8.9% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61277 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 10 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61277 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1255% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $39,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61277.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prophetstown | 174 | |
| 2 | Rock Falls | 1 | |
| 3 | Sterling | 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 — 180 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.