ZIP 62863 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 285 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wabash County, IL.
285 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62863 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 79 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 12 | 4.2% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62863 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 64.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62863 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $475,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $55,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62863.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Carmel | 32 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18051 |
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 — 285 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.