In 2025, fire departments serving Markleville responded to 32 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $151K 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 78% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
133 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $302K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 31 | — | |
| 2023 | 30 | -3.2% | |
| 2024 | 25 | -16.7% | |
| 2025 | 32 | +28.0% |
* Well below Markleville's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 7 building fires Markleville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 29 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 | 8 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 10.3% |
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 Markleville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Markleville departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $151,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Markleville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 2 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 30 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 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 | 48.8 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 Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Markleville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Markleville.
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.