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2025 County Report

Fires in Miami County, IN

In 2025, fire departments serving Miami County responded to 219 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $5K property loss.

18,446 residents FIPS 18103 29 cities · 1 fire depts
Total incidents
219
1,182 across 5 years
Building fires
24
28 wildland
Property loss
$10K
$10K structure · $1 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 53% of all calls.

219
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 39 17.8%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 25 11.4%
Building fires 24 11.0%
Power line down 16 7.3%
Grass fire 13 5.9%
All other categories 102 46.6%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Miami County?

Mar peaks. Sep dips.

Jan 14
Feb 12
Mar 48
Apr 29
May 34
Jun 22
Jul 10
Aug 8
Sep 0
Oct 4
Nov 24
Dec 14
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Miami County

1,182 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 201
2022 222
2023 267
2024 273
2025 219
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 24 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
32%
13
Cause undetermined
35%
14
Intentional / arson
2%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
2%
1
Under investigation
18%
7
Act of nature (lightning)
11%
0
05 The biggest fires

3 fires · $10K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Miami County during 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $5,000 Town of Macy Building fires Significant
2 $5,000 Town of Macy Building fires Significant
3 $300 Peru Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Miami County compares

Miami County vs IN vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

11.87
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Miami County
11.87
IN avg
8.61
US avg
7.15
1.3
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Miami County
1.3
IN avg
1.26
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Miami County
0
IN avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Miami County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 18103.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Miami County

1 departments report from this county.

Mexico Community Fire Association
Mexico
FDID 52006 14 incidents 20 vol
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.