In 2025, fire departments serving Allegany County responded to 1,688 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Aug dips.
7,287 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,093 | |
| 2022 | 1,425 | |
| 2023 | 1,522 | |
| 2024 | 1,559 | |
| 2025 | 1,688 |
For the 460 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Allegany County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 83% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Rawlings | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $225,000 | Cumberland | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $225,000 | Westernport | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Westernport | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Frostburg | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Cumberland | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Lonaconing | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Lonaconing | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $70,000 | Cumberland | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $70,000 | Frostburg | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 24001.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | 19,041 | View › |
| Frostburg | 7,118 | View › |
| Cresaptown | 4,746 | View › |
| La Vale | 4,351 | View › |
| Westernport | 1,993 | View › |
| Bowling Green | 1,102 | View › |
| Lonaconing | 1,071 | View › |
| Potomac Park | 976 | View › |
| Corriganville | 717 | View › |
| Midland | 699 | View › |
| Bowmans Addition | 690 | View › |
| Barton | 606 | View › |
24 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Mill Ditch | 2019 | FWS | 974 |
| 2 | MDMDS-FY19-RX-Thorofare | 2019 | State | 428 |
| 3 | MDMDFN-FY19-RX-Nassawango 87-88 | 2019 | PRI | 205 |
| 4 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Shorters Wharf East | 2019 | FWS | 125 |
| 5 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Unit F2 | 2019 | FWS | 113 |
| 6 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Wolf Pit | 2019 | FWS | 111 |
| 7 | MDMDS-FY19-RX-Marshy Hope 1-1 | 2019 | State | 80 |
| 8 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-McGraws Island | 2019 | FWS | 77 |
| 9 | Otto Farm Rx | 2021 | NPS | 62 |
| 10 | MDPWR-FY19-RX-NT7 Range 1 | 2019 | FWS | 60 |
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.