In 2025, fire departments serving Aviston responded to 28 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 86% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
97 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | +115.4% | |
| 2023 | 13 | -53.6% | |
| 2024 | 15 | +15.4% | |
| 2025 | 28 | +86.7% |
For the 11 building fires Aviston departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 21.1% |
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 Aviston mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Aviston departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Aviston sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,983 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Natural | 225 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 160 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 150 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 150 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 21.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 41.6 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 Aviston. 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.