ZIP 62426 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 42 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Effingham County, IL.
42 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62426 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 4 | 9.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62426 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 3.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 96.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62426 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 304% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $12,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17051 |
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 — 42 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.