In 2025, fire departments serving Livingston responded to 34 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
May peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
127 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | — | |
| 2022 | 21 | -12.5% | |
| 2023 | 21 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 27 | +28.6% | |
| 2025 | 34 | +25.9% |
For the 7 building fires Livingston departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 54 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 | 10 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 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 Livingston mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 7.4% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Livingston sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,699 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,475 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 23.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 27.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 15.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 21.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 48.4 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 Livingston. 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.