Damage Report · Indianapolis Metro, Indiana · August 2026

Indianapolis Fire Damage Report: August 2026

The Indianapolis metro (Marion, Hamilton, Madison counties) recorded 227 damage incidents in August 2026. The busiest day was August 11 with 16 incidents, 2.3 times the daily average of 7. There were 148 medium or high damage estimates.

At a glance

  • 227Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
  • ~7/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 162Structure fires
  • 16Incidents on August 11, the month's peak day

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 162162Residential firesResidential fires: 5151Commercial firesCommercial fires: 1414
Verified incidents by type, Indianapolis Metro, August 2026.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 79 incidents (35%)35%Medium damage: 85 incidents (37%)37%High damage: 63 incidents (28%)28%
Low · 79 incidentsMedium · 85 incidentsHigh · 63 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Indianapolis Metro, August 2026.

Busiest cities

IndianapolisIndianapolis: 173173NoblesvilleNoblesville: 99CarmelCarmel: 99FishersFishers: 88Beech GroveBeech Grove: 66WestfieldWestfield: 66
Incidents by city, top 6, August 2026.

Peak day: August 11 (16 incidents). Counties covered: Marion, Hamilton, Madison.

What stood out

  • Structure fires numbered 162 and Indianapolis accounted for 173 incidents, the largest concentration across the metro.
  • Noblesville recorded 9 incidents and Noblesville, Carmel, Fishers combined for 26 incidents across suburban corridors.
  • Beech Grove logged 6 incidents; Westfield and Anderson each logged 6, and Carmel recorded 9 incidents.

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Indianapolis Metro throughout August 2026, aggregated from FirstLeads' real-time incident monitoring network and frozen as a monthly snapshot at publish time. Damage severity is estimated from emergency response signals at the time of the incident.

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