In 2025, fire departments serving Logansport responded to 211 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 55% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,163 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $790K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 223 | — | |
| 2022 | 215 | -3.6% | |
| 2023 | 201 | -6.5% | |
| 2024 | 313 | +55.7% | |
| 2025 | 211 | -32.6% |
For the 23 building fires Logansport departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 174 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 | 51 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Function area, other | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 45 | 25.9% |
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 Logansport mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 25 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 11 | 6.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Logansport departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $65,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Logansport sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 3 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 50 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 | 35.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 41.7 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 | 46947 | 1,163 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Logansport. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Logansport.
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.