ZIP 62640 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Macoupin County, IL.
158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 49 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 35 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 21 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 20 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 5 | 3.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 40 | 56.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 15.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 55 | 77.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62640 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $35,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62640.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girard | 137 | |
| 2 | Carlinville | 1 | |
| 3 | Virden | 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 — 158 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.