ZIP 61727 recorded 189 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 866 across 2021–2025. Primary county: De Witt County, IL.
866 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 208 | |
| 2022 | 110 | |
| 2023 | 213 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 189 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61727 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 207 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 136 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 129 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 55 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 40 | 4.6% |
For the 45 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61727 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 42.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 45.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61727 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 384% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61727.
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 — 866 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.