In 2025, fire departments serving Collinsville responded to 45 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.0M building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 82% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
181 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | — | |
| 2022 | 24 | +9.1% | |
| 2023 | 47 | +95.8% | |
| 2024 | 43 | -8.5% | |
| 2025 | 45 | +4.7% |
For the 9 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 49 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 | 23 | 46.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Closet | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 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 Collinsville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Lightning | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Collinsville departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $12,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 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. 12,727 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4,212 | 24.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 892 | 32.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 823 | 31.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 470 | 39.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 403 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 400 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 387 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 365 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 325 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 320 | 35.2 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 | 39325 | 181 |
Six Mississippi cities with population within ±25% of Collinsville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 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.