ZIP 61420 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 88 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McDonough County, IL.
88 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61420 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 22 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 14 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 4 | 4.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61420 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 6.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61420 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 308% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $55,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61420.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blandinsville | 85 |
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 — 88 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.