ZIP 61285 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 145 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carroll County, IL.
145 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61285 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 16 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 16 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 7 | 4.8% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61285 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Service facilities, other | 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 | 13 | 52.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61285 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $117,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61285.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomson | 140 |
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 — 145 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.