ZIP 61572 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knox County, IL.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Oct peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61572 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 34 | 58.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 12 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 1 | 1.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61572 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 11 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 3.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 18 | 58.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61572 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 825% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $140,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $81,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61572.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yates City | 45 | |
| 2 | Elmwood | 4 | |
| 3 | Farmington | 4 | |
| 4 | Knoxville | 1 | |
| 5 | Williamsfield | 1 |
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 — 58 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.