In 2025, fire departments serving Hoopeston responded to 95 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
410 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | — | |
| 2022 | 99 | +70.7% | |
| 2023 | 78 | -21.2% | |
| 2024 | 80 | +2.6% | |
| 2025 | 95 | +18.8% |
For the 7 building fires Hoopeston departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 80 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 | 11 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 7 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 19 | 23.8% |
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 Hoopeston mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 29 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 31.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hoopeston departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $70,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $28,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,500 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hoopeston sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 19 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 570 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 13.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 28.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 15.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 | 22.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 11.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 48.8 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 Hoopeston. 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.