In 2025, fire departments serving Annawan responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 66% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
158 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | 30 | +57.9% | |
| 2023 | 38 | +26.7% | |
| 2024 | 30 | -21.1% | |
| 2025 | 41 | +36.7% |
For the 10 building fires Annawan departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 68 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 | 17 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 7.4% |
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 Annawan mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 67.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 1.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Annawan departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Annawan sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,108 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1,500 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 640 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 265 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 210 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 195 | 19.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 110 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 60 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 | 34.3 mi |
Top 4 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 Annawan. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.