ZIP 62618 recorded 91 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 363 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, IL.
363 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 91 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62618 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 53 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 31 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 25 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 21 | 5.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62618 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 37.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 56.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62618 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 590% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $46,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62618.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beardstown | 355 | |
| 2 | Bluffs | 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 — 363 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.