ZIP 62401 recorded 200 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 929 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Effingham County, IL.
929 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 186 | |
| 2023 | 209 | |
| 2024 | 203 | |
| 2025 | 200 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 159 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 142 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 74 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 63 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 59 | 6.4% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 42 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 28 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 6.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 128 | 42.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 30 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 61 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 330% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Effingham | 910 | |
| 2 | Altamont | 1 | |
| 3 | Teutopolis | 1 | |
| 4 | Watson | 1 |
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 — 929 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.