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2025 County Report

Fires in Camas County, ID

In 2025, fire departments serving Camas County responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $35K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

463 residents FIPS 16025 9 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
14
47 across 5 years
Building fires
3
5 wildland
Property loss
$35K
$35K structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 86% of all calls.

14
Total Incidents
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 4 28.6%
Building fires 3 21.4%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 2 14.3%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 2 14.3%
Passenger vehicle fire 1 7.1%
All other categories 2 14.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Camas County?

May peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 2
May 3
Jun 2
Jul 3
Aug 0
Sep 1
Oct 2
Nov 0
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Camas County

47 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 0
2022 0
2023 11
2024 22
2025 14
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
80%
4
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
20%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $35K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Camas County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $35,000 Fairfield Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Camas County compares

Camas County vs ID vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

30.24
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Camas County
30.24
ID avg
8.41
US avg
7.15
6.48
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Camas County
6.48
ID avg
0.8
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Camas County
0
ID avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Camas County

9 cities mapped to FIPS 16025.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Camas County

2 departments report from this county.

Fairfield Fire Department
Fairfield
FDID 25301 14 incidents 15 vol
West Magic Fire District
West Magic
FDID 25340 0 incidents 5 vol
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.