ZIP 62526 recorded 447 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,183 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macon County, IL.
2,183 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 369 | |
| 2022 | 394 | |
| 2023 | 553 | |
| 2024 | 420 | |
| 2025 | 447 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 366 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 294 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 282 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 166 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 138 | 6.3% |
For the 44 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 121 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 82 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 81 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 47 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 23 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 18 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 17 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 227 | 35.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 306 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 60 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 45 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 39 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 15 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 106 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 347% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $83,550 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62526.
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 — 2,183 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.