ZIP 62846 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 107 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, IL.
107 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62846 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 15 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 7 | 6.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62846 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 64.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 2.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 82.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62846 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2530% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $221,066 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $173,900 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $160,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $67,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62846.
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 — 107 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.