In 2025, fire departments serving Bargersville responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K 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 76% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
330 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $293K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | — | |
| 2022 | 69 | +23.2% | |
| 2023 | 68 | -1.4% | |
| 2024 | 96 | +41.2% | |
| 2025 | 41 | -57.3% |
For the 11 building fires Bargersville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 101 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 | Outside area, other | 24 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Function area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 26 | 25.7% |
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 Bargersville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 21 | 20.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bargersville departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bargersville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,514 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,549 | 16.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 165 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 156 | 19.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 47 | 41.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 47 | 34.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 45.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 37 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 | 33.2 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 34 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 40.3 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Bargersville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Bargersville.
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.