ZIP 61281 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 105 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, IL.
105 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61281 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 14 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 12 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 11 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 6.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61281 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 7 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 4.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61281 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 94700000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $285,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61281.
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 — 105 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.