ZIP 62205 recorded 175 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 842 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Clair County, IL.
842 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 150 | |
| 2022 | 160 | |
| 2023 | 207 | |
| 2024 | 150 | |
| 2025 | 175 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62205 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 202 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 109 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 88 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 82 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 48 | 5.7% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62205 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 134 | 40.2% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 22 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 96 | 28.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 247 | 74.2% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated heat from another fire | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 7.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62205 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 418% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62205.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cahokia Heights | 22 | |
| 2 | Washington Park | 13 |
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 — 842 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.