ZIP 61953 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 237 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, IL.
237 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 69 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61953 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 37 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 22 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 17 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 13 | 5.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61953 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61953 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1273% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61953.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuscola | 236 | |
| 2 | Villa Grove | 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 — 237 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.