ZIP 62988 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 122 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alexander County, IL.
122 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 62988 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 48 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 9 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 7 | 5.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 62988 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 62988 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 1200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 62988.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamms | 100 | |
| 2 | Olive Branch | 3 |
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 — 122 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.