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Damage Report · Indianapolis Metro, Indiana · October 2026

Indianapolis Fire & Water Damage Report: October 2026

Indianapolis Metro (Indianapolis, Anderson, and Carmel, and the surrounding Marion, Hamilton, and Madison county communities) logged 393 damage incidents in October 2026, roughly 13 a day, with October 18 the busiest day at 28.

At a glance

  • 393Damage incidents tracked in October 2026
  • ~13/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 229Structure fires
  • 28Incidents on October 18, the month's peak day

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 229229Residential firesResidential fires: 141141Commercial firesCommercial fires: 2020Flood & water damageFlood & water damage: 33
Verified incidents by type, Indianapolis Metro, October 2026.

Incidents by property type

Single-family homesSingle-family homes: 157157MultifamilyMultifamily: 4949Apartments (5+ units)Apartments (5+ units): 4545RetailRetail: 3434OfficesOffices: 2121Medical facilitiesMedical facilities: 1414Other commercialOther commercial: 1313InstitutionalInstitutional: 1212Hotels & lodgingHotels & lodging: 1111IndustrialIndustrial: 88OtherOther: 2929
Incidents by property type, Indianapolis Metro, October 2026. Property types come from assessor and building-footprint records, known for 96% of incidents. Multifamily covers 2 to 4 unit buildings plus multifamily buildings whose unit count is not on record; Other includes properties not yet classified.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 170 incidents (43%)43%Medium damage: 139 incidents (35%)35%High damage: 84 incidents (21%)21%
Low · 170 incidentsMedium · 139 incidentsHigh · 84 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Indianapolis Metro, October 2026.

Busiest cities

IndianapolisIndianapolis: 305305AndersonAnderson: 2222CarmelCarmel: 1515ElwoodElwood: 77NoblesvilleNoblesville: 77FishersFishers: 66
Incidents by city, top 6, October 2026.

Peak day: October 18 (28 incidents). Counties covered: Marion, Hamilton, Madison.

What stood out

  • October 18 was the busiest day of the month for Indianapolis Metro: 28 incidents, more than double the daily average of 13.
  • Volume was up 53% from September 2026, when Indianapolis Metro logged 257 incidents.
  • Indianapolis led the territory with 305 incidents (78% of the month), followed by Anderson (22) and Carmel (15).

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Indianapolis Metro throughout October 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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