In 2025, fire departments serving Attica responded to 52 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20K building blaze. 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.
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
218 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $459K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | -25.6% | |
| 2023 | 42 | +44.8% | |
| 2024 | 56 | +33.3% | |
| 2025 | 52 | -7.1% |
For the 13 building fires Attica departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 32 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 | 12 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 34.4% | |
| 3 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 3.1% |
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 Attica mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 3.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Attica departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Attica sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 9 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 265 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 19.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 19.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 24.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 16.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 | 18.7 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 | 47918 | 218 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Attica. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Attica.
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.