ZIP 62204 recorded 243 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,160 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Clair County, IL.
1,160 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 169 | |
| 2022 | 248 | |
| 2023 | 258 | |
| 2024 | 242 | |
| 2025 | 243 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62204 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 298 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 186 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 131 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 98 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 71 | 6.1% |
For the 61 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62204 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 253 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Vacant structural area | 44 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 16 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 16 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 91 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 409 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 19 | 3.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 13 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62204 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 56% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $147,692 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $82,506 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62204.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Park | 794 | |
| 2 | Brooklyn | 7 | |
| 3 | Cahokia Heights | 7 |
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 — 1,160 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.