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2025 County Report

Fires in Decatur County, IN

In 2025, fire departments serving Decatur County responded to 91 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $390K property loss.

15,865 residents FIPS 18031 32 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
91
1,103 across 5 years
Building fires
25
7 wildland
Property loss
$847K
$702K structure · $145K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 66% of all calls.

91
Total Incidents
Building fires 25 27.5%
Power line down 16 17.6%
Passenger vehicle fire 7 7.7%
Oil or other combustible liquid spill 6 6.6%
Chemical spill or leak 6 6.6%
All other categories 31 34.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Decatur County?

Jan peaks. May dips.

Jan 27
Feb 22
Mar 5
Apr 5
May 0
Jun 11
Jul 2
Aug 5
Sep 0
Oct 1
Nov 11
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Decatur County

1,103 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 228
2022 223
2023 257
2024 304
2025 91
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 25 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
42%
8
Cause undetermined
16%
3
Intentional / arson
11%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
21%
4
Under investigation
11%
2
Act of nature (lightning)
-1%
0
05 The biggest fires

9 fires · $702K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Decatur County during 2025. These 9 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $390,000 City of Greensburg Building fires Major
2 $200,000 City of Greensburg Building fires Significant
3 $50,000 City of Greensburg Building fires Significant
4 $25,000 Greensburg Cultivated grain or crop fire Significant
5 $15,000 Greensburg Building fires Significant
6 $10,000 Greensburg Building fires Significant
7 $6,000 Greensburg Building fires Significant
8 $5,000 City of Greensburg Passenger vehicle fire Significant
9 $1,200 Greensburg Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Decatur County compares

Decatur County vs IN vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

5.74
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Decatur County
5.74
IN avg
8.61
US avg
7.15
1.58
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Decatur County
1.58
IN avg
1.26
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Decatur County
0
IN avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Decatur County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 18031.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in IN

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.