ZIP 62298 recorded 178 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 639 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monroe County, IL.
639 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 122 | |
| 2023 | 198 | |
| 2024 | 126 | |
| 2025 | 178 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62298 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 196 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 79 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 65 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 60 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 4.9% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62298 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 18.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62298 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 457% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $104,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62298.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17163 |
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 — 639 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.