ZIP 61739 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 256 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Livingston County, IL.
256 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61739 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 80 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 44 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 8 | 3.1% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61739 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 16.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61739 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 103% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61739.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairbury | 239 | |
| 2 | Pontiac | 7 | |
| 3 | Chatsworth | 2 | |
| 4 | Chenoa | 1 | |
| 5 | Dwight | 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 — 256 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.