ZIP 61938 recorded 319 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,261 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Coles County, IL.
1,261 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | |
| 2022 | 222 | |
| 2023 | 288 | |
| 2024 | 272 | |
| 2025 | 319 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 61938 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 202 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 123 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 105 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 100 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 98 | 7.8% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 61938 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 76 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 101 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 29 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 61938 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $240,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 61938.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattoon | 1,244 | |
| 2 | Charleston | 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 — 1,261 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.