ZIP 62960 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 588 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Massac County, IL.
588 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 124 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62960 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 111 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 46 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 40 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 36 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 36 | 6.1% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62960 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 39 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 28 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 54.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62960 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1031% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $335,821 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $107,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62960.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metropolis | 580 | |
| 2 | Brookport | 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 — 588 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.