ZIP 62701 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 113 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sangamon County, IL.
113 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jun peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 15 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 11 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 5.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 34.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4381% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | 113 |
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 — 113 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.