In 2025, fire departments serving Bartow County responded to 874 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips.
4,606 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 838 | |
| 2022 | 931 | |
| 2023 | 1,004 | |
| 2024 | 959 | |
| 2025 | 874 |
For the 56 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Bartow County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 78% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | ADAIRSVILLE | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | TAYLORSVILLE | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | CARTERSVILLE | Attempt to burn | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | ADAIRSVILLE | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | CARTERSVILLE | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | CARTERSVILLE | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | CARTERSVILLE | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | CARTERSVILLE | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $100,000 | KINGSTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $100,000 | CARTERSVILLE | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 13015.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Cartersville | 23,103 | View › |
| Adairsville | 4,911 | View › |
| Euharlee | 4,258 | View › |
| Emerson | 1,594 | View › |
| White | 819 | View › |
| Kingston | 774 | View › |
| Taylorsville | 355 | View › |
| Holly Spring | 0 | View › |
| Grassdale | 0 | View › |
| Allatoona | 0 | View › |
| Pleasant Valley | 0 | View › |
| Center | 0 | View › |
3 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 | West Mims | 2017 | FWS | 152,527 |
| 2 | GAOKR-FY19-RX-Blackjack Island | 2019 | FWS | 3,367 |
| 3 | South Cut | 2008 | NPS | 2,581 |
| 4 | St. Catherines Island | 2022 | USFS | 2,213 |
| 5 | GAOKR-FY19-RX-Strange Island | 2019 | FWS | 1,999 |
| 6 | GAPDR-FY19-RX-6C/7S/8A/8B | 2019 | FWS | 1,172 |
| 7 | Barrow's Fire | 2016 | PRI | 1,034 |
| 8 | GAOKR-FY19-RX-Mitchell Island | 2019 | FWS | 1,027 |
| 9 | The Nicki Fire | 2014 | FWS | 1,022 |
| 10 | GAPDR-FY19-RX-27A/Stephens | 2019 | FWS | 972 |
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.