ZIP 61866 recorded 167 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 758 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Champaign County, IL.
758 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 122 | |
| 2024 | 203 | |
| 2025 | 167 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61866 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 175 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 91 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 72 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 47 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 44 | 5.8% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61866 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 10.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 40.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61866 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61866.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rantoul | 756 | |
| 2 | Thomasboro | 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 — 758 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.