ZIP 62946 recorded 268 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 808 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pope County, IL.
808 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 114 | |
| 2023 | 152 | |
| 2024 | 189 | |
| 2025 | 268 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62946 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 181 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 142 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 107 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 58 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 6.3% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62946 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 121 | 59.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62946 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $7,600 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62946.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrisburg | 807 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saline County | IL | 1.00 | FIPS 17165 |
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 — 808 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.