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2025 County Report

Fires in Aleutians West Census Area, AK

In 2025, fire departments serving Aleutians West Census Area responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $50K property loss.

5,219 residents FIPS 02016 14 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
10
64 across 5 years
Building fires
3
0 wildland
Property loss
$197K
$66K structure · $131K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 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 80% of all calls.

10
Total Incidents
Building fires 3 30.0%
Authorized controlled burning 2 20.0%
Cooking fire, confined to container 1 10.0%
Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other 1 10.0%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 1 10.0%
All other categories 2 20.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Aleutians West Census Area?

Aug peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 2
May 1
Jun 0
Jul 1
Aug 3
Sep 1
Oct 1
Nov 1
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Aleutians West Census Area

64 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 6
2022 11
2023 19
2024 18
2025 10
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
67%
4
Cause undetermined
17%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
17%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
-1%
0
05 The biggest fires

3 fires · $66K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Aleutians West Census Area during 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $50,000 City of Unalaska Building fires Significant
2 $15,000 Unalaska Building fires Significant
3 $500 Unalaska Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
06 How Aleutians West Census Area compares

Aleutians West Census Area vs AK vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

1.92
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Aleutians West Census Area
1.92
AK avg
8.42
US avg
7.15
0.57
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Aleutians West Census Area
0.57
AK avg
1.2
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Aleutians West Census Area
0
AK avg
19.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Aleutians West Census Area

12 cities mapped to FIPS 02016.

CityPopulation 
Unalaska 4,342 View ›
St. Paul 349 View ›
Adak 248 View ›
Eareckson Station 166 View ›
St. George 57 View ›
Atka 28 View ›
Attu Station 17 View ›
Nikolski 12 View ›
Navy Town 0 View ›
Makushin 0 View ›
Chernofski 0 View ›
Amchitka 0 View ›
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in AK

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 832015 1988 AFS 558,928
2 Minto Flats South 2009 DVF 534,911
3 FYU NE 85 1990 BLM 433,768
4 BEAR CREEK 1977 AFS 374,389
5 Simels 1997 BLM 347,860
6 Big Creek Two 2015 BLM 312,918
7 BTTS S 40 1990 BLM 289,913
8 032018 1990 BLM 287,704
9 832064 1988 AFS 284,466
10 Sushgitit Hills 2015 BLM 276,038

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.