In 2025, fire departments serving Manito responded to 73 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K 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 74% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
192 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.1M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | +16.0% | |
| 2023 | 34 | +17.2% | |
| 2024 | 31 | -8.8% | |
| 2025 | 73 | +135.5% |
For the 17 building fires Manito departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 56 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 | 14 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 7.1% |
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 Manito mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Manito departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $4,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,500 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Manito sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,827 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 | 5.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 250 | 18.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 28.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 33.8 mi |
Top 6 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 Manito. 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.