In 2025, fire departments serving Greenview responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $600 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 90% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
48 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $213K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | 12 | +0.0% | |
| 2023* | 5 | — | |
| 2024 | 9 | — | |
| 2025 | 10 | +11.1% |
* Well below Greenview's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 0 building fires Greenview departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 10 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Technical processing areas, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 10.0% |
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 Greenview mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Greenview departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $300 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Greenview sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,630 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 | 21.9 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 250 | 26.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 27.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 19.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 11.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 | 29.5 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 15.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 44.2 mi |
Top 3 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 Greenview. 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.