ZIP 62550 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 109 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, IL.
109 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62550 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 28 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 15 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 4.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62550 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 16.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Candle | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62550 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 806% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62550.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moweaqua | 104 | |
| 2 | Assumption | 1 | |
| 3 | Stonington | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17021 |
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 — 109 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.