ZIP 62851 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 25 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, IL.
25 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62851 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2 | 8.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62851 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62851 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 3275% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $4,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62851.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnston City | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17191 |
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 — 25 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.