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2025 County Report

Fires in Alcorn County, MS

In 2025, fire departments serving Alcorn County responded to 251 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $200K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

18,068 residents FIPS 28003 19 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
251
901 across 5 years
Building fires
62
74 wildland
Property loss
$3.1M
$2.1M structure · $990K contents
Casualties
2 / 0
2 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.

251
Total Incidents
Building fires 62 24.7%
Grass fire 51 20.3%
Passenger vehicle fire 30 12.0%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 17 6.8%
Authorized controlled burning 13 5.2%
All other categories 78 31.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Alcorn County?

Mar peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 29
Feb 44
Mar 61
Apr 17
May 23
Jun 7
Jul 16
Aug 19
Sep 20
Oct 13
Nov 0
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Alcorn County

901 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 130
2022 55
2023 182
2024 283
2025 251
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 62 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
51%
61
Cause undetermined
29%
35
Intentional / arson
5%
6
Equipment / heat source failure
4%
5
Under investigation
8%
10
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
2
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $1.3M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Alcorn County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 62% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $200,000 City of Corinth Building fires Significant
2 $150,000 Corinth Building fires Significant
3 $150,000 City of Corinth Building fires Significant
4 $150,000 Corinth Building fires Significant
5 $150,000 Corinth Building fires Significant
6 $125,000 Corinth Building fires Significant
7 $100,000 Corinth Fires in structures other than in a building Significant
8 $100,000 City of Corinth Building fires Significant
9 $80,000 Corinth Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
10 $80,000 Corinth Building fires Significant
06 How Alcorn County compares

Alcorn County vs MS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

13.89
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Alcorn County
13.89
MS avg
16.75
US avg
7.15
3.43
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Alcorn County
3.43
MS avg
2.71
US avg
0.82
110.7
Civilian fire deaths per million
Alcorn County
110.7
MS avg
22.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Alcorn County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 28003.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Alcorn County

2 departments report from this county.

Glen VFD
Glen
FDID 02004 34 incidents 23 vol
Biggersville VFD
Rienzi
FDID 02001 16 incidents 7 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in MS

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Toms Camp 2023 USFS 5,301
2 Grand Bature Fire 2016 PRI 4,247
3 Range 40 2022 USFS 3,836
4 Range 12 2022 USFS 2,753
5 Baldy North 2023 USFS 2,093
6 Range 45 Northeast 2023 USFS 1,823
7 Indian Creek 2023 USFS 1,771
8 County Line 2023 USFS 1,554
9 Carson Six 2024 USFS 1,346
10 Parces Rd 2024 USFS 1,158

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.