ZIP 62448 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 208 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jasper County, IL.
208 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 54 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62448 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 53 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 14 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 11 | 5.3% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62448 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 37.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62448 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 165% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $27,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62448.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton | 202 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17159 |
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 — 208 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.