The Valparaiso Fire Department recently released statistics on their 2025 incidents they responded to.
Firefighters responded to over 6,000 incidents last year for the first time ever.
Valpo Fire says this was a 7.6% increase from 2024 and is a 29.9% increase since 2019.
Valpo Fire Provided a breakdown of those 6,381 responses, which can be found below:
– EMS Response: 4,446
– Lift Assist: 473
– Alarm Activation: 434
– MVC (Motor Vehicle Crash): 310
– Citizen Assist: 122
– Gas Leak: 95
– Lines Down: 94
– CO Investigation: 77
– Odor Investigation: 72
– Nuisance Fire: 49
– Structure Fire: 31
– Vehicle Fire: 27
– Brush Fire: 26
– Smoke Investigation: 25
– Other: 22
– Mutual Aid – Fire: 15
– Assist Police: 14
– Appliance Fire: 11
– Elevator Rescue: 8
– Power Lines Arching: 8
– Automatic Crash Notification: 5
– Dumpster Fire: 5
– Pole Fire: 4
– Hazmat Call: 4
– Rescue: 3
– Chimney Fire: 1