In 2025, fire departments serving Goodfield responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
68 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $146K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 11 | -35.3% | |
| 2023 | 14 | +27.3% | |
| 2024 | 13 | -7.1% | |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
For the 0 building fires Goodfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 5.3% |
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 Goodfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Match | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 5.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Goodfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,079 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 | 375 | 35.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 250 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 110 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 51 | 24.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 25.2 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 | 61742 | 68 |
Six Illinois cities with population within ±25% of Goodfield. 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.