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2025 County Report

Fires in Bonneville County, ID

In 2025, fire departments serving Bonneville County responded to 631 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $210K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

92,072 residents FIPS 16019 22 cities · 5 fire depts
Total incidents
631
3,266 across 5 years
Building fires
36
72 wildland
Property loss
$1.9M
$1.3M structure · $646K contents
Casualties
0 / 2
0 civ deaths · 2 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 53% of all calls.

631
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 148 23.5%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 65 10.3%
Carbon monoxide incident 47 7.4%
Grass fire 37 5.9%
Building fires 36 5.7%
All other categories 298 47.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Bonneville County?

Jul peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 33
Feb 42
Mar 43
Apr 75
May 64
Jun 20
Jul 104
Aug 78
Sep 59
Oct 56
Nov 52
Dec 5
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Bonneville County

3,266 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 650
2022 668
2023 688
2024 629
2025 631
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 36 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
54%
69
Cause undetermined
16%
20
Intentional / arson
13%
16
Equipment / heat source failure
11%
14
Under investigation
3%
4
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
3
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $950K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Bonneville County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 75% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $210,000 IDAHO FALLS Building fires Significant
2 $160,000 IDAHO FALLS Building fires Significant
3 $130,000 Idaho Falls Building fires Significant
4 $100,000 Bonneville County Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
5 $100,000 AMMON Building fires Significant
6 $100,000 AMMON Building fires Significant
7 $50,000 Bonneville County Outside storage fire Significant
8 $40,000 Bonneville County Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire Significant
9 $30,000 BONNEVILLE COUNTY Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
10 $30,000 BONNEVILLE COUNTY Building fires Significant
06 How Bonneville County compares

Bonneville County vs ID vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

6.85
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Bonneville County
6.85
ID avg
8.41
US avg
7.15
0.39
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Bonneville County
0.39
ID avg
0.8
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Bonneville County
0
ID avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Bonneville County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 16019.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Bonneville County

5 departments report from this county.

Idaho Falls Fire Department
Idaho Falls
FDID 19101 503 incidents 107 paid
Ammon Fire Department
Ammon
FDID 19315 111 incidents 5 paid
Greater Swan Valley Fire Prot
Swan Valley
FDID 19340 12 incidents
Ucon Fire Department
Ucon
FDID 19317 0 incidents 18 vol
Bonneville County Fire Protection District 1
Ammon
FDID 19320 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in ID

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Elk Mountain 2007 BLM 578,403
2 LONG BUTTE 2010 BLM 305,994
3 Mustang Complex 2012 USFS 287,852
4 SODA 2015 BLM 279,111
5 Diamond Pt Complex 2000 USFS 234,315
6 Pioneer 2016 USFS 188,404
7 PADDOCK 2024 BLM 187,184
8 Halstead 2012 USFS 179,308
9 Clear Creek 2000 USFS 164,755
10 Moose 2022 USFS 130,197

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.