In 2025, fire departments serving Alpine County responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $40K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Trash or rubbish fire, contained lead by count. Top five categories make up about 82% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips.
48 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
For the 0 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Alpine County during 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | CAMPCONNELL | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 2 | $230 | TUOLUMNECOUNTY | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
11 cities mapped to FIPS 06003.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood | 249 | View › |
| Mesa Vista | 246 | View › |
| Alpine Village | 220 | View › |
| Markleeville | 163 | View › |
| Woodfords | 0 | View › |
| Peaceful Pines | 0 | View › |
| Lake Alpine | 0 | View › |
| Paynesville | 0 | View › |
| Fredericksburg | 0 | View › |
| Sorensens | 0 | View › |
| Loope | 0 | View › |
4 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
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.