ZIP 62568 recorded 223 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 968 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Christian County, IL.
968 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 146 | |
| 2022 | 188 | |
| 2023 | 229 | |
| 2024 | 182 | |
| 2025 | 223 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62568 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 182 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 126 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 93 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 75 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 70 | 7.2% |
For the 58 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62568 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 33 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 90 | 35.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 31 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62568 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 121% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62568.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylorville | 947 | |
| 2 | Edinburg | 1 | |
| 3 | Kincaid | 1 | |
| 4 | Nokomis | 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 — 968 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.