In 2025, fire departments serving Bay County responded to 664 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 41% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips.
6,822 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,624 | |
| 2022 | 1,583 | |
| 2023 | 1,565 | |
| 2024 | 1,386 | |
| 2025 | 664 |
For the 72 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Bay County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 73% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | PANAMA CITY BEACH | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | LYNN HAVEN | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $305,803 | PANAMA CITY BEACH | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | PANAMA CITY | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $198,000 | PANAMA CITY | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | panama city | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | PANAMA CITY BEACH | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | PANAMA CITY BEACH | Water vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $150,000 | PANAMA CITY | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $100,000 | YOUNGSTOWN | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 12005.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 34,254 | View › |
| Lynn Haven | 19,421 | View › |
| Panama City Beach | 18,281 | View › |
| Upper Grand Lagoon | 17,062 | View › |
| Callaway | 13,455 | View › |
| Springfield | 8,295 | View › |
| Lower Grand Lagoon | 4,733 | View › |
| Parker | 4,309 | View › |
| Laguna Beach | 4,194 | View › |
| Cedar Grove | 3,019 | View › |
| Pretty Bayou | 2,469 | View › |
| Mexico Beach | 1,054 | View › |
9 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 | DOF Prarie Fire | 2011 | NPS | 68,028 |
| 2 | CP3 RX | 2021 | NPS | 66,918 |
| 3 | Buzzard | 2018 | NPS | 62,454 |
| 4 | Tarpon (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 52,542 |
| 5 | CP-2 Exotics (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 49,703 |
| 6 | EVER CP3 Exotics Rx | 2024 | NPS | 47,986 |
| 7 | ROG-South (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 47,619 |
| 8 | ROG-South/Southern Glades | 2020 | NPS | 43,751 |
| 9 | BICY Kirby Rx FY24 | 2024 | NPS | 39,765 |
| 10 | Mustang Corner | 2008 | NPS | 39,423 |
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.