In 2025, fire departments serving Henry responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $4K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
127 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $203K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | +4.8% | |
| 2023 | 35 | +59.1% | |
| 2024 | 24 | -31.4% | |
| 2025 | 25 | +4.2% |
For the 2 building fires Henry departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 37 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 | 20 | 54.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 2.7% |
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 Henry mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 73.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 2.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Henry departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $250 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Henry sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,653 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 210 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 17.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 110 | 15.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 12.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 11.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 60 | 24.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 51 | 14.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 39.7 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 Henry. 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.