In 2025, fire departments serving Rushville responded to 31 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.
May peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
222 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. 5 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | — | |
| 2022 | 48 | -18.6% | |
| 2023 | 42 | -12.5% | |
| 2024 | 42 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 31 | -26.2% |
For the 1 building fires Rushville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 79 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 | 74 | 93.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 3 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 1.3% |
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 Rushville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 100.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rushville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
5 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 3 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 0 | |
| 30-39 | 0 | |
| 40-49 | 0 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,876 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 835 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 375 | 41.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 250 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 | 44.1 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 49.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 140 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 96 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 45.4 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 | 62681 | 222 |
Six Illinois cities with population within ±25% of Rushville. 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.