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2025 County Report

Fires in Cumberland County, IL

In 2025, fire departments serving Cumberland County responded to 45 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $60K property loss.

4,529 residents FIPS 17035 17 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
45
363 across 5 years
Building fires
11
11 wildland
Property loss
$100K
$95K structure · $5K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.

45
Total Incidents
Building fires 11 24.4%
Grass fire 6 13.3%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 4 8.9%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 4 8.9%
Passenger vehicle fire 3 6.7%
All other categories 17 37.8%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Cumberland County?

Mar peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 5
Mar 13
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 4
Jul 5
Aug 2
Sep 3
Oct 9
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Cumberland County

363 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 64
2022 85
2023 85
2024 84
2025 45
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 11 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
81%
17
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
14%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
5%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

4 fires · $95K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Cumberland County during 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $60,000 Neoga Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
2 $15,000 Neoga Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
3 $10,000 Neoga Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
4 $10,000 JEWETT Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Cumberland County compares

Cumberland County vs IL vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

9.94
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Cumberland County
9.94
IL avg
10.42
US avg
7.15
2.43
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Cumberland County
2.43
IL avg
1.56
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Cumberland County
0
IL avg
9.9
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Cumberland County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 17035.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Cumberland County

3 departments report from this county.

TOLEDO VFD
—
FDID CL134 30 incidents 21 vol
Neoga FPD
—
FDID CL124 15 incidents 23 vol
GREENUP FD
Greenup
FDID CL118 0 incidents 30 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in IL

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Red Shale RX 2024 FWS 1,290
2 Herrin Flats RX 2024 FWS 1,134
3 Beach RX 2024 FWS 864
4 Hampton North RX 2024 FWS 708
5 Hampton RX 2024 FWS 668
6 Grassy Creek 2 RX 2024 FWS 621
7 Chamness RX 2024 FWS 610
8 Greenbriar RX 2024 FWS 590
9 COR - Devils Kitchen West RX 2024 FWS 468
10 Smith RX 2024 FWS 366

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.