ZIP 62898 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 145 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, IL.
145 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62898 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 41 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 17 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 6 | 4.1% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62898 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 22.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 14.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62898 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 470% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62898.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodlawn | 135 | |
| 2 | West Frankfort | 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 — 145 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.