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2025 County Report

Fires in Union County, IN

In 2025, fire departments serving Union County responded to 8 fire and hazmat incidents.

2,737 residents FIPS 18161 11 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
8
40 across 5 years
Building fires
0
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?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 75% of all calls.

8
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 2 25.0%
Fire, other 1 12.5%
Outside rubbish fire, other 1 12.5%
Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 1 12.5%
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 1 12.5%
All other categories 2 25.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Union County?

Feb peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Union County

40 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 13
2022 5
2023 10
2024 4
2025 8
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 0 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
100%
1
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Union County compares

Union County vs IN vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

2.92
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Union County
2.92
IN avg
8.61
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Union County
0
IN avg
1.26
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Union County
0
IN avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Union County

11 cities mapped to FIPS 18161.

CityPopulation 
Liberty 2,085 View ›
West College Corner 479 View ›
Brownsville 173 View ›
Witts Station 0 View ›
Roseburg 0 View ›
Lotus 0 View ›
Clifton 0 View ›
Billingsville 0 View ›
Dunlapsville 0 View ›
Philomath 0 View ›
Cottage Grove 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.