ZIP 62024 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 553 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, IL.
553 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 141 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62024 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 123 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 62 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 50 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 31 | 5.6% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62024 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 36.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 14.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 61.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 15.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62024 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 207% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $139,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62024.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Alton | 539 | |
| 2 | Alton | 4 | |
| 3 | Wood River | 4 |
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 — 553 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.