ZIP 61878 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 112 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Champaign County, IL.
112 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61878 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 8 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61878 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 5.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 68.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61878 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 10240% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61878.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomasboro | 106 | |
| 2 | Rantoul | 3 |
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 — 112 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.