ZIP 62522 recorded 248 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,184 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macon County, IL.
1,184 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 209 | |
| 2022 | 211 | |
| 2023 | 289 | |
| 2024 | 227 | |
| 2025 | 248 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62522 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 195 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 170 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 161 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 141 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 6.0% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62522 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 77 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 61 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 31 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 96 | 27.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 159 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 44 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62522 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 122% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62522.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decatur | 1,164 | |
| 2 | Harristown | 19 | |
| 3 | Niantic | 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 — 1,184 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.