In 2025, fire departments serving Dixon responded to 48 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K 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 75% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
235 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $312K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | — | |
| 2022 | 52 | +52.9% | |
| 2023 | 44 | -15.4% | |
| 2024 | 57 | +29.5% | |
| 2025 | 48 | -15.8% |
For the 13 building fires Dixon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 113 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 | 79 | 69.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | Function area, other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 7.1% |
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 Dixon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 85.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 0.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Dixon departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Dixon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 27,162 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,500 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,855 | 45.5 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2,245 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,160 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,249 | 15.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,212 | 15.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1,049 | 19.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,027 | 42.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 943 | 48.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Smoking | 844 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 789 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 759 | 29.1 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 | 65459 | 235 |
Six Missouri cities with population within ±25% of Dixon. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Dixon.
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.