ZIP 62869 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 129 across 2021–2025. Primary county: White County, IL.
129 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62869 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 31 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 6 | 4.7% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62869 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62869 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 863% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62869.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norris City | 121 | |
| 2 | Carmi | 1 | |
| 3 | McLeansboro | 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 — 129 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.