ZIP 61853 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 563 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Champaign County, IL.
563 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 116 | |
| 2023 | 121 | |
| 2024 | 102 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 151 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 64 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 34 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 34 | 6.0% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 20 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 19.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 50.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61853 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 255% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61853.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahomet | 563 |
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 — 563 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.