In 2025, fire departments serving Collinsville responded to 86 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 79% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
449 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | — | |
| 2022 | 63 | -41.1% | |
| 2023 | 95 | +50.8% | |
| 2024 | 98 | +3.2% | |
| 2025 | 86 | -12.2% |
For the 12 building fires Collinsville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 151 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 | 124 | 82.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Stage area - performance, basketball court, boxing | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 2.6% |
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 Collinsville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 136 | 90.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 0.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Collinsville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 34,115 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,321 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3,000 | 21.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2,836 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2,083 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,000 | 16.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,000 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,636 | 6.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1,448 | 20.1 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,350 | 37.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,078 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1,010 | 42.5 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Alabama cities with population within ±25% of Collinsville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
3 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Collinsville.
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.