In 2025, fire departments serving Chebanse responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K 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 64% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
65 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $71K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | 9 | -25.0% | |
| 2023 | 15 | +66.7% | |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 14 | -6.7% |
For the 4 building fires Chebanse departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 7 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 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 14.3% |
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 Chebanse mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Chebanse departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Chebanse sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,975 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Natural | 600 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 232 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 23.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 67 | 28.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 29.0 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 | 60922 | 65 |
Six Illinois cities with population within ±25% of Chebanse. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Chebanse.
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.