ZIP 61401 recorded 324 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,608 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knox County, IL.
1,608 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 350 | |
| 2022 | 278 | |
| 2023 | 320 | |
| 2024 | 336 | |
| 2025 | 324 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 293 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 269 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 169 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 85 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 79 | 4.9% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 24 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 114 | 32.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 239 | 67.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 620% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $283,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61401.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17187 |
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 — 1,608 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.