In 2025, fire departments serving Teutopolis responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
May peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
88 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $505K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | 12 | — | |
| 2023 | 30 | +150.0% | |
| 2024 | 14 | -53.3% | |
| 2025 | 25 | +78.6% |
* Well below Teutopolis'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 2 building fires Teutopolis 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 | Undetermined | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 4.5% |
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 Teutopolis mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 4.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Teutopolis sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 18 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 816 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 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 12.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 33.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Smoking | 20 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 29.9 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 Teutopolis. 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.