ZIP 62966 recorded 243 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,063 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, IL.
1,063 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 179 | |
| 2022 | 198 | |
| 2023 | 188 | |
| 2024 | 255 | |
| 2025 | 243 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62966 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 190 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 162 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 131 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 110 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 56 | 5.3% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62966 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 56 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 27 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 85 | 34.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Match | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62966 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 534% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62966.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murphysboro | 1,013 | |
| 2 | Carbondale | 9 | |
| 3 | Elkville | 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 — 1,063 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.