ZIP 62551 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 64 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macon County, IL.
64 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62551 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 13 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 6 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 9.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62551 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62551 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 1362% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62551.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niantic | 62 | |
| 2 | Illiopolis | 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 — 64 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.