In 2025, fire departments serving Robbins responded to 152 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
706 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | — | |
| 2022 | 127 | +49.4% | |
| 2023 | 169 | +33.1% | |
| 2024 | 173 | +2.4% | |
| 2025 | 152 | -12.1% |
For the 51 building fires Robbins departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 107 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 | 38 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Corridor, mall | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 19.6% |
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 Robbins mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 64.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Robbins departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 91% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Robbins sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 5,306 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Natural | 600 | 35.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 396 | 22.1 mi | |
| 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 341 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 291 | 21.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 274 | 23.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 253 | 21.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 244 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 232 | 30.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 216 | 22.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 204 | 21.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 191 | 22.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 190 | 20.4 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 Robbins. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Robbins.
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.