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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 62279

ZIP 62279 is served primarily by Monroe County, IL — including Columbia. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Monroe County aggregate.

ZIP 62279 FIPS 17133 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
333
1,386 across 5 years
Building fires
32
43 wildland
Wildfire risk
2
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Monroe County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Monroe County?

Mar peaks. Oct dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 18
Feb 22
Mar 73
Apr 29
May 24
Jun 18
Jul 28
Aug 28
Sep 28
Oct 16
Nov 23
Dec 26
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Monroe County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 98 29.4%
2 Power line down 36 10.8%
3 Building fires 32 9.6%
4 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 24 7.2%
5 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 15 4.5%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 62279

4 cities sit in Monroe County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Columbia 11,036 113 12 B+
2 Waterloo 11,012 179 17 B
3 Valmeyer 1,196 18 0 B+
4 Hecker 540 0 0 B+
11 Current conditions

Right now in 62279

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Monroe County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.