ZIP 61728 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 91 across 2021–2025. Primary county: McLean County, IL.
91 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61728 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 19 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 12 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 8 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 5 | 5.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61728 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61728 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3306% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61728.
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 — 91 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.