ZIP 61523 recorded 96 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 537 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Peoria County, IL.
537 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 96 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61523 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 90 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 70 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 42 | 7.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61523 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 50 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Match | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61523 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1145% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $270,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61523.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chillicothe | 532 | |
| 2 | Dunlap | 1 | |
| 3 | Rome | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17203 |
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 — 537 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.