In 2025, fire departments serving Jersey County responded to 93 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $400K property loss.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Feb dips.
373 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 91 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
For the 19 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Jersey County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Jerseyville | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Grafton | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Jerseyville | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant |
| 4 | $190,000 | Jerseyville | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Jerseyville | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Jerseyville | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | New Delhi | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Jerseyville | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $3,000 | Fidelity | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $2,500 | Jerseyville | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 17083.
4 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.