ZIP 62979 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 75 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gallatin County, IL.
75 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62979 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 40 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 13 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2 | 2.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62979 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Incinerator area | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 5.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62979.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgway | 75 |
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 — 75 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.