ZIP 62523 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 138 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macon County, IL.
138 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62523 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 22 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 12 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 8 | 5.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62523 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 11 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Candle | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62523 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 598% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $19,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,593 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62523.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decatur | 138 |
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 — 138 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.