ZIP 62201 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 758 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Clair County, IL.
758 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | |
| 2022 | 141 | |
| 2023 | 187 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 178 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 80 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 58 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 45 | 5.9% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 50.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 169 | 77.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $161,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $64,900 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairmont City | 278 | |
| 2 | Washington Park | 86 | |
| 3 | Fairmont | 2 | |
| 4 | Alhambra | 1 | |
| 5 | Brooklyn | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17119 |
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 — 758 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.