ZIP 62424 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 81 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Effingham County, IL.
81 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62424 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 3 | 3.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62424 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 16.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 72.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Match | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62424 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5433% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62424.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieterich | 80 |
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 — 81 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.