In 2025, fire departments serving Bartonville responded to 71 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $120K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
259 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.7M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | — | |
| 2022 | 42 | -16.0% | |
| 2023 | 32 | -23.8% | |
| 2024 | 64 | +100.0% | |
| 2025 | 71 | +10.9% |
For the 4 building fires Bartonville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 34 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 | 16 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 5.9% |
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 Bartonville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 70.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bartonville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $8,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bartonville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,726 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 375 | 20.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 250 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 51 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 | 27.8 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 Bartonville. 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.