In 2025, fire departments serving Percy responded to 16 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K 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 69% of all calls.
Oct peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
75 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $10K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 15 | -11.8% | |
| 2023 | 17 | +13.3% | |
| 2024 | 10 | -41.2% | |
| 2025 | 16 | +60.0% |
For the 5 building fires Percy departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 21 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 | 6 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 14.3% |
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 Percy mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Percy departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Percy sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,918 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 409 | 29.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Natural | 225 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 160 | 19.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 150 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 150 | 19.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 125 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 30.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 112 | 42.7 mi | |
| 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 110 | 38.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 102 | 28.5 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62272 | 75 |
Six Illinois cities with population within ±25% of Percy. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Percy.
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.