ZIP 62009 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 63 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macoupin County, IL.
63 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62009 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 5 | 7.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62009 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 92.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62009 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1066% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,500 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62009.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benld | 63 |
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 — 63 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.