In 2025, fire departments serving Westfield responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 73% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
12 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $150K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 0 | — | |
| 2022* | 0 | — | |
| 2023* | 0 | — | |
| 2024* | 1 | — | |
| 2025 | 11 | — |
* Well below Westfield'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 4 building fires Westfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 4 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 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
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 Westfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 25.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Westfield sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 18 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 701 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 12 | 42.0 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 Westfield. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Westfield.
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.