ZIP 61472 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 55 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knox County, IL.
55 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61472 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 14 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 5 | 9.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61472 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61472 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 239% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61472.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Boston | 2 |
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 — 55 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.