In 2025, fire departments serving Andrews responded to 12 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 75% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
64 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $65K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 10 | -33.3% | |
| 2023 | 17 | +70.0% | |
| 2024 | 10 | -41.2% | |
| 2025 | 12 | +20.0% |
For the 0 building fires Andrews 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 | 7 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 9.1% |
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 Andrews mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 10 | Candle | 1 | 4.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Andrews sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 5 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 135 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 | 19.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 25.9 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46702 | 64 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Andrews. 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.