In 2025, fire departments serving Lyndon responded to 24 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
62 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $144K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | — | |
| 2022 | 11 | +22.2% | |
| 2023 | 15 | +36.4% | |
| 2024* | 3 | — | |
| 2025 | 24 | — |
* Well below Lyndon's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 4 building fires Lyndon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 12 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 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 8.3% |
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 Lyndon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lyndon departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lyndon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,198 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1,500 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 640 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 265 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 195 | 17.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 150 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 75 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 43.2 mi |
Top 4 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 Lyndon. 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.