ZIP 62221 recorded 183 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,149 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Clair County, IL.
1,149 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 247 | |
| 2022 | 214 | |
| 2023 | 301 | |
| 2024 | 204 | |
| 2025 | 183 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62221 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 172 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 139 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 119 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 117 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 109 | 9.5% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62221 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 53 | 24.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Match | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62221 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 150% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $372,045 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $286,452 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62221.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belleville | 1,007 | |
| 2 | Shiloh | 124 | |
| 3 | Scott AFB | 8 | |
| 4 | Swansea | 4 |
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 — 1,149 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.