In 2025, fire departments serving Centerville responded to 39 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. 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 46% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
211 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $631K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | — | |
| 2022 | 42 | +23.5% | |
| 2023 | 54 | +28.6% | |
| 2024 | 42 | -22.2% | |
| 2025 | 39 | -7.1% |
For the 4 building fires Centerville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 48 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 | 13 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 18.8% |
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 Centerville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Lightning | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Centerville departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $100 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Centerville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
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 | 47330 | 211 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Centerville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Centerville.
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.