In 2025, fire departments serving Strasburg responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K 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 85% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
23 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $225K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 0 | — | |
| 2022* | 0 | — | |
| 2023 | 8 | — | |
| 2024* | 2 | — | |
| 2025 | 13 | — |
* Well below Strasburg's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 5 building fires Strasburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 7 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 | Function area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 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 Strasburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Strasburg departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Strasburg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 19 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 866 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 10.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 4.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 18.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Smoking | 20 | 45.5 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 Strasburg. 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.