ZIP 61870 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 59 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Edgar County, IL.
59 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 12 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 10 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 10 | 16.9% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 8.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 100.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61870 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Unauthorized burning | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61870.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridge Farm | 12 | |
| 2 | Georgetown | 5 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17183 |
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 — 59 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.