ZIP 62918 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 400 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Williamson County, IL.
400 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62918 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 66 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 44 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 30 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 25 | 6.2% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62918 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 29.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Match | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 23.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62918 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 288% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $345,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $248,460 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62918.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carterville | 377 | |
| 2 | Cambria | 4 | |
| 3 | Herrin | 3 | |
| 4 | Hurst | 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 — 400 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.