ZIP 62629 recorded 66 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 362 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sangamon County, IL.
362 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 66 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62629 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 63 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 29 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 25 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 23 | 6.4% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62629 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 20 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62629 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 147% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62629.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chatham | 355 | |
| 2 | Springfield | 5 |
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 — 362 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.