In 2025, fire departments serving Industry responded to 12 fire and hazmat incidents . 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 83% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
46 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | 7 | +16.7% | |
| 2023 | 12 | +71.4% | |
| 2024 | 9 | -25.0% | |
| 2025 | 12 | +33.3% |
For the 0 building fires Industry departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 9 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 | Outside area, other | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 11.1% |
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 Industry mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 11.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Industry sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,778 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 | 39.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 250 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 180 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 108 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 | 43.0 mi |
Top 2 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 Industry. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Industry.
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.