ZIP 62899 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 113 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clay County, IL.
113 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62899 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 21 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 13 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 8 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62899 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 11 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 10 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 10.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 22 | 25.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62899 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 695% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $460,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $126,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62899.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frankfort | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17191 |
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 — 113 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.