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2025 County Report

Fires in Baca County, CO

In 2025, fire departments serving Baca County responded to 34 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

2,278 residents FIPS 08009 19 cities · 6 fire depts
Total incidents
34
162 across 5 years
Building fires
2
16 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 1
0 civ deaths · 1 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.

34
Total Incidents
Grass fire 14 41.2%
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 3 8.8%
Passenger vehicle fire 3 8.8%
Carbon monoxide incident 3 8.8%
Building fires 2 5.9%
All other categories 9 26.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Baca County?

Mar peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 1
Feb 1
Mar 7
Apr 5
May 3
Jun 5
Jul 2
Aug 4
Sep 3
Oct 1
Nov 0
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Baca County

162 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 31
2022 34
2023 22
2024 41
2025 34
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 2 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
17%
4
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
12%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
54%
13
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
17%
4
06 How Baca County compares

Baca County vs CO vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

14.93
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Baca County
14.93
CO avg
8.02
US avg
7.15
0.88
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Baca County
0.88
CO avg
0.53
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Baca County
0
CO avg
4.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Baca County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 08009.

CityPopulation 
Springfield 1,357 View ›
Walsh 552 View ›
Pritchett 136 View ›
Vilas 111 View ›
Campo 103 View ›
Two Buttes 19 View ›
Stonington 0 View ›
Carrizo Springs 0 View ›
Lycan 0 View ›
Antelope Springs 0 View ›
Deora 0 View ›
Frick 0 View ›
08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Baca County

6 departments report from this county.

WALSH FD
WALSH
FDID 00945 32 incidents 21 vol
CAMPO FD
CAMPO
FDID 00910 0 incidents 13 vol
PRITCHETT FD
PRITCHETT
FDID 00925 0 incidents 10 vol
SPRINGFIELD FD
SPRINGFIELD
FDID 00930 0 incidents 13 vol
TWO BUTTES FPD
TWO BUTTES
FDID 00935 0 incidents 8 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in CO

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cameron Peak 2020 USFS 208,912
2 Pine Gulch 2020 BLM 138,802
3 Hayman 2002 USFS 137,760
4 Spring Creek 2018 BLM 108,045
5 High Park 2012 BLM 87,306
6 MISSIONARY RIDGE 2002 USFS 70,480
7 WEST FORK 2013 USFS 56,575
8 416 2018 USFS 54,130
9 Papoose 2013 USFS 49,282
10 Bridger 2008 BLM 46,588

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.