In 2025, fire departments serving Fremont responded to 28 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $17K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
224 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $772K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | — | |
| 2022 | 50 | -3.8% | |
| 2023 | 47 | -6.0% | |
| 2024 | 47 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 28 | -40.4% |
For the 0 building fires Fremont departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 41 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 | 16 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 12.2% |
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 Fremont mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 78.0% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Fremont departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $17,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $8,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $4,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $4,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Fremont sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 779 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 | 8.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 105 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Fireworks | 40 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 7.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 25.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 22 | 16.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 | 45.9 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 | 46737 | 224 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Fremont. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.