ZIP 62203 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 802 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Clair County, IL.
802 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 137 | |
| 2022 | 183 | |
| 2023 | 218 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 179 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 134 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 77 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 62 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 5.0% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 172 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 16.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 230 | 84.2% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 196% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $54,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cahokia Heights | 172 | |
| 2 | Washington Park | 31 | |
| 3 | Belleville | 1 |
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 — 802 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.