In 2025, fire departments serving Channahon responded to 122 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $928K 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 75% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
552 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $4.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | — | |
| 2022 | 89 | -18.3% | |
| 2023 | 90 | +1.1% | |
| 2024 | 142 | +57.8% | |
| 2025 | 122 | -14.1% |
For the 42 building fires Channahon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 100 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 20 | 20.0% |
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 Channahon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 71.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Incendiary device | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Channahon departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $928,200 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $6,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $2,500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Channahon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,624 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Natural | 600 | 5.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 232 | 6.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 210 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 13.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 110 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 12.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 67 | 5.7 mi |
Top 9 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 Channahon. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Channahon.
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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.