In 2025, fire departments serving Antioch responded to 225 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K 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 70% of all calls.
May peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,323 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $4.4M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 273 | — | |
| 2022 | 247 | -9.5% | |
| 2023 | 331 | +34.0% | |
| 2024 | 247 | -25.4% | |
| 2025 | 225 | -8.9% |
For the 62 building fires Antioch departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 111 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 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 32 | 28.8% |
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 Antioch mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 18 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 14 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Antioch departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $195,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $45,000 | Water vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $26,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Antioch sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
30 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 6 | |
| 30-39 | 8 | |
| 40-49 | 9 | |
| 50-59 | 5 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,564 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 750 | 14.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 | 13.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 200 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 180 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 12.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 11.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 76 | 24.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 | 49.1 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 Antioch. 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.