In 2025, fire departments serving Davis Junction responded to 17 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K building blaze. 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.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
108 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $167K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | — | |
| 2022 | 21 | -30.0% | |
| 2023 | 19 | -9.5% | |
| 2024 | 21 | +10.5% | |
| 2025 | 17 | -19.0% |
For the 7 building fires Davis Junction departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 29 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 | 6 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 10.3% |
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 Davis Junction mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Davis Junction departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Davis Junction sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,087 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,100 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 617 | 48.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 580 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 29.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Smoking | 169 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 9.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 100 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 9.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 34.2 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 Davis Junction. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.