In 2025, fire departments serving Hymera responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $45K 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 100% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
53 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $142K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | — | |
| 2022 | 9 | +12.5% | |
| 2023 | 11 | +22.2% | |
| 2024 | 15 | +36.4% | |
| 2025 | 10 | -33.3% |
For the 2 building fires Hymera departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 11 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 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 9 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 10 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 9.1% |
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 Hymera mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hymera departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hymera sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 700 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 20.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 18.8 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 34 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 | 46.7 mi | |
| 1998 | Debris and open burning | 22 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 | 9.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 | 8.7 mi | |
| 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 | 33.8 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 | 47855 | 53 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Hymera. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Hymera.
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.