ZIP 62473 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 73 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Effingham County, IL.
73 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62473 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 18 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 6.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62473 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 12.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62473 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 212% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62473.
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 — 73 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.