ZIP 61542 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 209 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fulton County, IL.
209 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 59 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 23 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 13 | 6.2% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 151% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewistown | 206 |
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 — 209 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.