In 2025, fire departments serving Edinburg responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 74% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
124 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | -19.0% | |
| 2023 | 26 | +52.9% | |
| 2024 | 41 | +57.7% | |
| 2025 | 19 | -53.7% |
For the 4 building fires Edinburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 31 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 6.5% |
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 Edinburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 71.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Edinburg departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Edinburg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,530 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 7.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 23.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 44.8 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 Edinburg. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Edinburg.
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.