ZIP 62521 recorded 530 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,375 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macon County, IL.
2,375 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 388 | |
| 2022 | 423 | |
| 2023 | 533 | |
| 2024 | 501 | |
| 2025 | 530 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62521 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 402 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 376 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 357 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 201 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 122 | 5.1% |
For the 94 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62521 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 85 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 82 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 67 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 61 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 22 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 21 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 20 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 224 | 35.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 252 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 55 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 51 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Match | 35 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 134 | 21.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62521 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 177% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $580,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62521.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decatur | 2,323 | |
| 2 | Long Creek | 4 | |
| 3 | Dalton City | 3 |
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 — 2,375 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.