In 2025, fire departments serving Veedersburg responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
May peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
118 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $80K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 15 | -28.6% | |
| 2023 | 24 | +60.0% | |
| 2024 | 33 | +37.5% | |
| 2025 | 25 | -24.2% |
For the 7 building fires Veedersburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 8 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 | 4 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 12.5% |
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 Veedersburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 12.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Veedersburg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 12 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 515 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 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 21.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 21.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 22.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 | 29.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 | 17.0 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 | 47987 | 118 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Veedersburg. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Veedersburg.
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.