ZIP 62353 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 40 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brown County, IL.
40 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62353 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 17 | 42.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2 | 5.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62353 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 63.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62353 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 147400% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62353.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Sterling | 18 |
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 — 40 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.