ZIP 62902 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 129 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, IL.
129 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62902 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 26 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 15 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 6.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62902 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 7 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62902 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1436% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,200 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62902.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbondale | 127 | |
| 2 | Makanda | 1 | |
| 3 | Murphysboro | 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 | 1.00 | 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 — 129 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.