In 2025, fire departments serving Ina responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K 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 86% of all calls.
Nov peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
114 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.5M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 37 | +117.6% | |
| 2024 | 28 | -24.3% | |
| 2025 | 15 | -46.4% |
For the 5 building fires Ina departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 38 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 | 23 | 60.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 2.6% |
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 Ina mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 81.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Ina departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,500 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ina sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
6 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 3 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,857 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,000 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 409 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 | 18.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 177 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 176 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 160 | 21.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 150 | 21.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 115 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 115 | 47.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 110 | 45.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 102 | 46.9 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 Ina. 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.