ZIP 62260 recorded 53 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 358 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Clair County, IL.
358 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 53 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62260 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 63 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 47 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 38 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 7.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62260 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62260 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62260.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millstadt | 339 | |
| 2 | Columbia | 2 | |
| 3 | Dupo | 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 — 358 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.