In 2025, fire departments serving Caledonia County responded to 434 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $571K property loss.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Oct peaks. May dips.
1,964 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 385 | |
| 2022 | 415 | |
| 2023 | 357 | |
| 2024 | 373 | |
| 2025 | 434 |
For the 54 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Caledonia County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 95% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $571,000 | Saint Johnsbury | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Hardwick | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Lyndon | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Saint Johnsbury | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $75,200 | Saint Johnsbury | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Lyndon | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant |
| 7 | $74,000 | Lyndon | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Lyndon | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $55,000 | Saint Johnsbury | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $26,000 | Saint Johnsbury | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 50005.
Top 1 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Side | 2021 | USFS | 0 |
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.