ZIP 62271 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 117 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, IL.
117 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62271 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 15 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 11 | 9.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62271 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 3.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 91.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62271 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 117% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $26,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62271.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okawville | 115 |
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 — 117 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.