In 2025, fire departments serving Haubstadt responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
122 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $489K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | +12.0% | |
| 2023 | 20 | -28.6% | |
| 2024 | 30 | +50.0% | |
| 2025 | 19 | -36.7% |
For the 0 building fires Haubstadt departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 30 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 | 8 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 10.0% |
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 Haubstadt mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 10.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Haubstadt sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,956 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 716 | 17.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 418 | 15.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 365 | 23.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 356 | 19.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 98 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 95 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 80 | 17.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 34.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 65 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 23.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 22.1 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 | 47639 | 122 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Haubstadt. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Haubstadt.
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.