In 2025, fire departments serving Collinsville responded to 375 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $30K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,614 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $796K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 272 | — | |
| 2022 | 294 | +8.1% | |
| 2023 | 367 | +24.8% | |
| 2024 | 306 | -16.6% | |
| 2025 | 375 | +22.5% |
For the 41 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 396 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 | 77 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 61 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 52 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 40 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 74 | 18.7% |
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 | 221 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 18 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 16 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 35 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Collinsville departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $600 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
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. 3,008 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,475 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 225 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 150 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 35.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 56 | 48.5 mi |
Top 4 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 Collinsville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 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.