In 2025, fire departments serving Jeffersonville responded to 51 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
376 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $2.9M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | — | |
| 2022 | 87 | +52.6% | |
| 2023 | 72 | -17.2% | |
| 2024 | 109 | +51.4% | |
| 2025 | 51 | -53.2% |
For the 1 building fires Jeffersonville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 99 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 | 26 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 25.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 20.2% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 12.1% |
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 Jeffersonville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 70.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Jeffersonville departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $300 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Jeffersonville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,247 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 355 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 32.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Smoking | 50 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 47 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 37 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 48.7 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Jeffersonville. 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.