ZIP 61520 recorded 202 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 917 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fulton County, IL.
917 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 168 | |
| 2022 | 165 | |
| 2023 | 186 | |
| 2024 | 196 | |
| 2025 | 202 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 147 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 136 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 119 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 88 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 61 | 6.7% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 27 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 23 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 30.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 23.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61520 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 395% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61520.
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 — 917 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.