ZIP 61873 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 178 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Champaign County, IL.
178 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61873 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 19 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 11 | 6.2% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61873 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 15.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61873 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 154% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $470,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $370,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $305,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $36,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61873.
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 — 178 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.