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2025 County Report

Fires in Asotin County, WA

In 2025, fire departments serving Asotin County responded to 229 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $5.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

21,287 residents FIPS 53003 11 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
229
1,064 across 5 years
Building fires
27
58 wildland
Property loss
$6.3M
$5.2M structure · $1.0M contents
Casualties
0 / 2
0 civ deaths · 1 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.

229
Total Incidents
Building fires 27 11.8%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 25 10.9%
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 24 10.5%
Grass fire 22 9.6%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 14 6.1%
All other categories 117 51.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Asotin County?

Jul peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 5
Feb 14
Mar 14
Apr 12
May 24
Jun 24
Jul 53
Aug 19
Sep 27
Oct 20
Nov 7
Dec 10
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Asotin County

1,064 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 225
2022 166
2023 208
2024 236
2025 229
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 27 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
46%
30
Cause undetermined
11%
7
Intentional / arson
5%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
14%
9
Under investigation
17%
11
Act of nature (lightning)
7%
5
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $5.2M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Asotin County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $5,000,000 Clarkston Building fires Catastrophic
2 $100,000 Clarkston Building fires Significant
3 $100,000 Clarkston Building fires Significant
4 $10,000 Clarkston Passenger vehicle fire Significant
5 $5,000 Clarkston Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
6 $4,000 Clarkston Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle Significant
7 $1,000 Clarkston Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
8 $1,000 Clarkston Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire Significant
9 $300 Clarkston Passenger vehicle fire Significant
10 $250 Clarkston Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Asotin County compares

Asotin County vs WA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

10.76
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Asotin County
10.76
WA avg
8.31
US avg
7.15
1.27
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Asotin County
1.27
WA avg
0.69
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Asotin County
0
WA avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Asotin County

11 cities mapped to FIPS 53003.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in WA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Carlton 2014 BLM 230,101
2 Cold Springs 2020 BIA 189,911
3 Range 12 2016 DOD 176,834
4 Range 12 2016 BLM 175,245
5 Tunk Block 2015 BLM 165,004
6 North Star 2015 USFS 165,003
7 Diamond Creek 2017 USFS 126,836
8 Lime Belt 2015 BLM 120,526
9 SCHNEIDER SPRINGS 2021 USFS 107,352
10 Colockum Tarps 2013 BLM 81,513

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.