In 2025, fire departments serving Bremen responded to 43 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 70% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
245 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | — | |
| 2022 | 53 | -3.6% | |
| 2023 | 44 | -17.0% | |
| 2024 | 50 | +13.6% | |
| 2025 | 43 | -14.0% |
For the 1 building fires Bremen departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 20 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 10 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 20.0% |
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 Bremen mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bremen departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Commercial Compactor fire, confined to rubbish | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $3,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bremen sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 8 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 180 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 47.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 16 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 12.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 | 30.7 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 | 46506 | 245 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Bremen. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Bremen.
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.