In 2025, fire departments serving Monroeville responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
99 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $76K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 13 | -38.1% | |
| 2023 | 21 | +61.5% | |
| 2024 | 19 | -9.5% | |
| 2025 | 25 | +31.6% |
For the 6 building fires Monroeville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 28 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 | 9 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Computer room, control room or center | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 17.9% |
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 Monroeville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Monroeville departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Monroeville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 7 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 203 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 7.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 20.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 40.6 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 | 46773 | 99 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Monroeville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Monroeville.
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.