ZIP 62249 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 479 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bond County, IL.
479 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 101 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62249 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 89 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 65 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 24 | 5.0% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62249 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Match | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62249 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $630,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62249.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | 469 | |
| 2 | Pocahontas | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17119 |
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 — 479 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.