ZIP 61486 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 67 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, IL.
67 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61486 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 11 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 6.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61486 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 16.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 67.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61486.
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 — 67 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.