ZIP 62828 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 62 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, IL.
62 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62828 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 21 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 8 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 6.5% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62828 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62828 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7656% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $335,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $145,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,500 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62828.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dahlgren | 55 | |
| 2 | McLeansboro | 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 — 62 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.