ZIP 62520 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 87 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sangamon County, IL.
87 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 37 | 42.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 3 | 3.4% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 72.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62520.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawson | 86 | |
| 2 | Mechanicsburg | 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 — 87 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.