In 2025, fire departments serving Hogansville responded to 74 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 47% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
443 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.9M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | — | |
| 2022 | 130 | +56.6% | |
| 2023 | 84 | -35.4% | |
| 2024 | 72 | -14.3% | |
| 2025 | 74 | +2.8% |
For the 6 building fires Hogansville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 99 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 21.2% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Hogansville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hogansville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $3,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $3,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hogansville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 6,211 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 416 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 356 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 348 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 346 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 341 | 13.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 305 | 22.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 300 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 283 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 250 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 | 47.0 mi |
Top 7 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Georgia cities with population within ±25% of Hogansville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 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. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.