ZIP 62561 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 273 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sangamon County, IL.
273 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 73 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62561 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 58 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 20 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 14 | 5.1% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62561 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 26 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 19.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62561 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2167% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $330,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62561.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverton | 242 | |
| 2 | Spaulding | 27 | |
| 3 | Springfield | 2 |
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 — 273 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.