ZIP 62534 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 70 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, IL.
70 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62534 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 15 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 12 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 9 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 5.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62534 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62534 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1092% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $11,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62534.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Findlay | 65 | |
| 2 | Shelbyville | 3 | |
| 3 | Bethany | 1 | |
| 4 | Sullivan | 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 — 70 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.