In 2025, fire departments serving Toluca responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $2K building blaze. 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 69% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
107 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $796K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 14 | -46.2% | |
| 2023 | 28 | +100.0% | |
| 2024 | 26 | -7.1% | |
| 2025 | 13 | -50.0% |
For the 1 building fires Toluca departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 35 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 11.4% |
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 Toluca mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Toluca departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Toluca sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,933 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 210 | 24.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 200 | 23.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 110 | 15.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 3.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 12.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 60 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 51 | 2.5 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 Toluca. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Toluca.
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.