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2025 County Report

Fires in Ohio County, IN

In 2025, fire departments serving Ohio County responded to 28 fire and hazmat incidents.

2,420 residents FIPS 18115 4 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
28
182 across 5 years
Building fires
13
0 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 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 86% of all calls.

28
Total Incidents
Building fires 13 46.4%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 4 14.3%
Aircraft standby 3 10.7%
Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 2 7.1%
Power line down 2 7.1%
All other categories 4 14.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Ohio County?

Feb peaks. Aug dips.

Jan 4
Feb 6
Mar 6
Apr 1
May 6
Jun 2
Jul 2
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 1
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Ohio County

182 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 37
2022 32
2023 51
2024 34
2025 28
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 13 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
14%
1
Cause undetermined
57%
4
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
14%
1
Under investigation
14%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
06 How Ohio County compares

Ohio County vs IN vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

11.57
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Ohio County
11.57
IN avg
8.61
US avg
7.15
5.37
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Ohio County
5.37
IN avg
1.26
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Ohio County
0
IN avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Ohio County

4 cities mapped to FIPS 18115.

CityPopulation 
Rising Sun 2,420 View ›
Camp Shor 0 View ›
Bear Branch 0 View ›
Blue 0 View ›
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).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 INBOR-FY19-RX-Unit 3&4 Spring 2109 WUI 2019 FWS 1,977
2 INBOR-FY19-RX-Unit 8 Spring 2109 NonWUI 2019 FWS 769
3 OGDEN DUNS 1986 NPS 556
4 21-INDU Tolleston Dunes East 2021 NPS 550
5 Miller 3 Wildfire 2021 NPS 424
6 INBOR-FY19-RX-Unit 5&41 Spring 2109 NonWUI 2019 FWS 419
7 INBOR-FY19-RX-Unit 28&29 PGM Spring 2109 NonWUI 2019 FWS 410
8 INBOR-FY19-RX-Unit 31 North Spring 2109 NonWUI 2019 FWS 400
9 23 Tolleston Dunes West RX BIL 2023 NPS 335
10 22-INDU Derby Ditch 2021 NPS 327

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.