ZIP 62281 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 79 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, IL.
79 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62281 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 21 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 16 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 4 | 5.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62281 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 68.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62281 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 902% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $427,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62281.
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 — 79 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.