ZIP 62896 recorded 194 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 913 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, IL.
913 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 205 | |
| 2023 | 196 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 194 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62896 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 249 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 93 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 59 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 55 | 6.0% |
For the 51 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62896 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 136 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 66 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 27 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 102 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 226 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 26 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 17 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 72 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62896 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $160,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62896.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frankfort | 885 | |
| 2 | Johnston City | 4 | |
| 3 | Benton | 3 | |
| 4 | Zeigler | 2 | |
| 5 | Thompsonville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson County | IL | 0.50 | FIPS 17199 |
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 — 913 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.