ZIP 62223 recorded 169 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 800 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Clair County, IL.
800 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 140 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 193 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 169 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62223 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 132 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 109 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 65 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 56 | 7.0% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62223 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 15 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 59.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Match | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62223 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 686% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $84,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62223.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belleville | 795 | |
| 2 | Fairview Heights | 2 | |
| 3 | Cahokia Heights | 1 | |
| 4 | Washington Park | 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 — 800 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.