ZIP 62872 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 91 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, IL.
91 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62872 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 5 | 5.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62872 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 83.8% | |
| 2 | Wall assembly | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 2.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 86.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62872 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 217% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $210,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 91 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.