ZIP 62243 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 265 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Clair County, IL.
265 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62243 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 51 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 45 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 14 | 5.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62243 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62243 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 175% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62243.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeburg | 258 | |
| 2 | Lebanon | 2 | |
| 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 — 265 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.