Damage Report · Indianapolis Metro, Indiana · September 2026

Indianapolis Fire & Water Damage Report: September 2026

Indianapolis Metro (Indianapolis, Anderson, and Carmel, and the surrounding Marion, Hamilton, and Madison county communities) logged 257 damage incidents in September 2026, roughly 9 a day, with September 25 the busiest day at 18.

At a glance

  • 257Damage incidents tracked in September 2026
  • ~9/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 150Structure fires
  • 18Incidents on September 25, the month's peak day

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 150150Residential firesResidential fires: 8888Commercial firesCommercial fires: 1818Flood & water damageFlood & water damage: 11
Verified incidents by type, Indianapolis Metro, September 2026.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 62 incidents (24%)24%Medium damage: 108 incidents (42%)42%High damage: 87 incidents (34%)34%
Low · 62 incidentsMedium · 108 incidentsHigh · 87 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Indianapolis Metro, September 2026.

Busiest cities

IndianapolisIndianapolis: 194194AndersonAnderson: 1818CarmelCarmel: 1212FishersFishers: 1010NoblesvilleNoblesville: 66PendletonPendleton: 33
Incidents by city, top 6, September 2026.

Peak day: September 25 (18 incidents). Counties covered: Marion, Hamilton, Madison.

What stood out

  • September 25 was the busiest day of the month for Indianapolis Metro: 18 incidents, more than double the daily average of 9.
  • Volume was down 29% from August 2026, when Indianapolis Metro logged 364 incidents.
  • Indianapolis led the territory with 194 incidents (75% of the month), followed by Anderson (18) and Carmel (12).

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