In 2025, fire departments serving Stillman Valley responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
165 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $823K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 31 | +47.6% | |
| 2023 | 57 | +83.9% | |
| 2024 | 30 | -47.4% | |
| 2025 | 26 | -13.3% |
For the 1 building fires Stillman Valley departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 22 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 | Other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 27.3% |
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 Stillman Valley mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 9 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 4.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Stillman Valley sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,188 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,100 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 617 | 46.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 580 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 265 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Smoking | 169 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 7.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 100 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 7.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 32.1 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 | 61084 | 165 |
Six Illinois cities with population within ±25% of Stillman Valley. 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.