ZIP 62549 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 296 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macon County, IL.
296 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62549 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 60 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 49 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 44 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 25 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 15 | 5.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62549 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 16 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 10.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62549 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 44722% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62549.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Zion | 47 | |
| 2 | Decatur | 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 — 296 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.