ZIP 62812 recorded 273 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,245 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, IL.
1,245 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 181 | |
| 2022 | 230 | |
| 2023 | 281 | |
| 2024 | 280 | |
| 2025 | 273 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62812 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 263 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 181 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 120 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 108 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 65 | 5.2% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62812 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 147 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 121 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 68 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 125 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 376 | 68.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 23 | 4.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 18 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 74 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62812 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 160% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $145,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62812.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton | 1,186 | |
| 2 | West City | 47 | |
| 3 | West Frankfort | 3 |
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 — 1,245 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.