In 2025, fire departments serving Angola responded to 129 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K 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 64% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
853 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $2.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 170 | — | |
| 2022 | 166 | -2.4% | |
| 2023 | 230 | +38.6% | |
| 2024 | 158 | -31.3% | |
| 2025 | 129 | -18.4% |
For the 22 building fires Angola departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 137 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 20 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 16.1% |
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 Angola mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 14 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Angola departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $34,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $21,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Angola sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 22 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 679 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 154 | 13.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 105 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Fireworks | 40 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 14.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 22 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 17.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 | 44.2 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 | 46703 | 853 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Angola. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Angola.
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.