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2025 County Report

Fires in Fulton County, IN

In 2025, fire departments serving Fulton County responded to 147 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $250K property loss.

9,009 residents FIPS 18049 18 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
147
853 across 5 years
Building fires
21
37 wildland
Property loss
$461K
$349K structure · $112K contents
Casualties
0 / 1
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 52% of all calls.

147
Total Incidents
Building fires 21 14.3%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 18 12.2%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 14 9.5%
Fire, other 12 8.2%
Natural vegetation fire, other 12 8.2%
All other categories 70 47.6%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Fulton County?

Mar peaks. Sep dips.

Jan 6
Feb 8
Mar 24
Apr 22
May 18
Jun 16
Jul 10
Aug 4
Sep 0
Oct 2
Nov 20
Dec 17
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Fulton County

853 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 155
2022 188
2023 137
2024 226
2025 147
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 21 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
34%
14
Cause undetermined
41%
17
Intentional / arson
2%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
7%
3
Under investigation
10%
4
Act of nature (lightning)
6%
2
05 The biggest fires

7 fires · $349K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Fulton County during 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $250,000 Town of Akron Building fires Major
2 $80,000 Kewanna Building fires Significant
3 $7,000 City of Rochester Passenger vehicle fire Significant
4 $5,000 Town of Akron Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire Significant
5 $5,000 City of Rochester Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire Significant
6 $2,000 Rochester Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
7 $1 Rochester Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire Significant
06 How Fulton County compares

Fulton County vs IN vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

16.32
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Fulton County
16.32
IN avg
8.61
US avg
7.15
2.33
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Fulton County
2.33
IN avg
1.26
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Fulton County
0
IN avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Fulton County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 18049.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Fulton County

2 departments report from this county.

INDIANAPOLIS FD
INDIANAPOLIS
FDID 49009 4,452 incidents 739 paid
Speedway FD
SPEEDWAY
FDID 49018 295 incidents 32 paid
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.