In 2025, fire departments serving Anna responded to 90 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $70K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
350 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.8M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | — | |
| 2022 | 71 | +54.3% | |
| 2023 | 44 | -38.0% | |
| 2024 | 99 | +125.0% | |
| 2025 | 90 | -9.1% |
For the 21 building fires Anna departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 132 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 13 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 30 | 22.7% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Anna mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 13 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Match | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Anna departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Anna sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,827 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,000 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 569 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 409 | 15.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 245 | 9.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 172 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 160 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 150 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 129 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 40.0 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Illinois cities with population within ±25% of Anna. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Anna.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.