In 2025, fire departments serving Coulterville responded to 62 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 82% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
223 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | 37 | +37.0% | |
| 2023 | 38 | +2.7% | |
| 2024 | 59 | +55.3% | |
| 2025 | 62 | +5.1% |
For the 29 building fires Coulterville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 61 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 | 19 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 16.4% |
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 Coulterville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 72.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.6% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Coulterville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,616 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 409 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 225 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 160 | 22.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 150 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 150 | 21.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 40.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 110 | 46.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 102 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 97 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 37.8 mi |
Top 7 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 Coulterville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.