ZIP 62842 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 16 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wayne County, IL.
16 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62842 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 10 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 1 | 6.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62842 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 90.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62842.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton | 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 — 16 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.