ZIP 62894 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 128 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, IL.
128 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62894 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 55 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 12 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 7 | 5.5% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62894 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 19.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 57.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62894 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62894.
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 — 128 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.