In 2025, fire departments serving Brookport responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
145 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $153K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 43 | +104.8% | |
| 2023 | 22 | -48.8% | |
| 2024 | 37 | +68.2% | |
| 2025 | 22 | -40.5% |
For the 8 building fires Brookport departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 56 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 | 22 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 19.6% |
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 Brookport mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 5.4% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Brookport sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 7,387 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,300 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 1,024 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 569 | 49.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 500 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Smoking | 311 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 275 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 271 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 250 | 29.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 245 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 234 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 227 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 221 | 24.9 mi |
Top 2 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 Brookport. 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.