ZIP 62040 recorded 473 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,187 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, IL.
2,187 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 356 | |
| 2022 | 452 | |
| 2023 | 487 | |
| 2024 | 419 | |
| 2025 | 473 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 323 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 304 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 236 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 223 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 183 | 8.4% |
For the 71 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 181 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 114 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 95 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 82 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 45 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 18 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 17 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 200 | 26.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 541 | 70.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 38 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 24 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 77 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62040 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 283% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $422,945 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $160,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62040.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Granite City | 1,884 | |
| 2 | Pontoon Beach | 242 | |
| 3 | Madison | 46 | |
| 4 | Mitchell | 9 | |
| 5 | Glen Carbon | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17163 |
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 — 2,187 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.