ZIP 62049 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 148 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, IL.
148 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62049 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 12 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 7.4% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62049 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 10 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 54.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62049 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 247% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62049.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillsboro | 144 | |
| 2 | Taylor Springs | 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 — 148 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.