ZIP 62285 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 174 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Clair County, IL.
174 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62285 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 34 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 18 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 17 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 4.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62285 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62285 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 177% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Commercial Compactor fire, confined to rubbish | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62285.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smithton | 171 |
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 — 174 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.