In 2025, fire departments serving Camp Point responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K 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 73% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
82 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $501K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | +120.0% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -18.2% | |
| 2024 | 17 | -5.6% | |
| 2025 | 15 | -11.8% |
For the 4 building fires Camp Point departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 31 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 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 3.2% |
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 Camp Point mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 71.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Camp Point departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $4,500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Camp Point sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,592 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1,050 | 49.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 835 | 31.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 280 | 27.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 238 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 | 24.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 49.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 31.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 140 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 140 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 108 | 46.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 31.4 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62320 | 82 |
Six Illinois cities with population within ±25% of Camp Point. 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.