In 2025, fire departments serving Savanna responded to 53 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Trash or rubbish fire, contained lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 79% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
282 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $528K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | — | |
| 2022 | 50 | +4.2% | |
| 2023 | 77 | +54.0% | |
| 2024 | 54 | -29.9% | |
| 2025 | 53 | -1.9% |
For the 7 building fires Savanna departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 47 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 | 12.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 16 | 34.0% |
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 Savanna mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Conducted heat from another fire | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Savanna departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Savanna sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,573 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 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 640 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 617 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 265 | 9.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 | 18.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 195 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 150 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 19.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 100 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 27.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 75 | 12.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 23.2 mi |
Top 2 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 Savanna. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Savanna.
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.