ZIP 62948 recorded 195 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 861 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Williamson County, IL.
861 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147 | |
| 2022 | 163 | |
| 2023 | 178 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 195 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62948 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 145 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 115 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 89 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 89 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 4.5% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62948 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 38 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 34 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 74 | 32.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 144 | 63.7% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62948 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 412% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62948.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herrin | 852 | |
| 2 | Energy | 1 | |
| 3 | Marion | 1 | |
| 4 | 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 — 861 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.