In 2025, fire departments serving Cromwell responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents . 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.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
88 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $4K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | +41.7% | |
| 2023 | 22 | +29.4% | |
| 2024 | 22 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 15 | -31.8% |
For the 6 building fires Cromwell departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 15 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 | 5 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 6.7% |
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 Cromwell mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 6.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Cromwell sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 8 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 326 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 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 | 31.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 | 27.6 mi |
Top 2 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 Cromwell. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Cromwell.
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.