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2025 County Report

Fires in Bibb County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Bibb County responded to 3 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

156,554 residents FIPS 13021 16 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
3
7,211 across 5 years
Building fires
1
0 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

3
Total Incidents
Building fires 1 33.3%
Fire in portable building, fixed location 1 33.3%
Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 1 33.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Bibb County?

Jan peaks. Feb dips.

Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 1
May 1
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Bibb County

7,211 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 1,858
2022 2,223
2023 2,049
2024 1,078
2025 3
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 1 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
50%
1
Cause undetermined
50%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Bibb County compares

Bibb County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.02
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Bibb County
0.02
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
0.01
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Bibb County
0.01
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Bibb County
0
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Bibb County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 13021.

CityPopulation 
Macon 156,554 View ›
Skipperton 0 View ›
Terra Cotta 0 View ›
Arkwright 0 View ›
Sofkee 0 View ›
Wesleyan Estates 0 View ›
Crystal Springs 0 View ›
Rutland 0 View ›
Walden 0 View ›
Lizella 0 View ›
Wheeler Heights 0 View ›
Franklinton 0 View ›
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in GA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
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

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.