In 2025, fire departments serving Warren responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K 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 76% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
105 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 18 | +20.0% | |
| 2023 | 16 | -11.1% | |
| 2024 | 27 | +68.8% | |
| 2025 | 29 | +7.4% |
For the 10 building fires Warren departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 26 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 | 8 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Wall assembly | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Separate operator/control area of transportation | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 3.8% |
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 Warren mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 7 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Other static discharge | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Warren departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $8,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Warren sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 3 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 80 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 | 7.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 16.0 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 | 46792 | 105 |
Six Indiana cities with population within ±25% of Warren. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Warren.
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.