In 2025, fire departments serving Damiansville responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
38 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $2K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | 5 | -16.7% | |
| 2023 | 9 | +80.0% | |
| 2024 | 5 | -44.4% | |
| 2025 | 13 | +160.0% |
For the 0 building fires Damiansville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 2 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 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 50.0% |
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 Damiansville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 50.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Damiansville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,042 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Natural | 225 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 160 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 150 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 150 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 23.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 48.6 mi |
Top 2 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 Damiansville. 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.