ZIP 62859 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 239 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, IL.
239 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62859 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 75 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 33 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 21 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 10 | 4.2% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62859 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 20 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 23.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 21 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62859 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 389% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62859.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLeansboro | 132 |
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 — 239 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.