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2025 County Report

Fires in Camden County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Camden County responded to 437 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $138K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

40,821 residents FIPS 13039 40 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
437
2,161 across 5 years
Building fires
59
113 wildland
Property loss
$234K
$154K structure · $80K contents
Casualties
0 / 1
0 civ deaths · 1 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.

437
Total Incidents
Power line down 67 15.3%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 61 14.0%
Building fires 59 13.5%
Passenger vehicle fire 31 7.1%
Grass fire 30 6.9%
All other categories 189 43.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Camden County?

Jan peaks. May dips.

Jan 77
Feb 51
Mar 52
Apr 43
May 13
Jun 25
Jul 22
Aug 32
Sep 25
Oct 15
Nov 44
Dec 38
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Camden County

2,161 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 238
2022 590
2023 428
2024 468
2025 437
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 59 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
46%
76
Cause undetermined
13%
21
Intentional / arson
5%
9
Equipment / heat source failure
12%
20
Under investigation
19%
32
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
7
05 The biggest fires

8 fires · $154K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Camden County during 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $137,802 KINGSLAND Building fires Significant
2 $7,700 White Oak Building fires Significant
3 $5,000 Kingsland Building fires Significant
4 $2,900 Kingsland Building fires Significant
5 $500 Woodbine Cooking fire, confined to container Significant
6 $1 White Oak Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire Significant
7 $1 White Oak Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire Significant
8 $1 Waverly Outside rubbish fire, other Significant
06 How Camden County compares

Camden County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

10.71
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Camden County
10.71
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
1.45
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Camden County
1.45
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Camden County
0
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Camden County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 13039.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Camden County

3 departments report from this county.

Camden County Fire Rescue
—
FDID 02002 240 incidents 100 paid
Kingsland Fire Rescue
Kingsland
FDID 02005 198 incidents 14 paid 35 vol
Kings Bay Fire Emergency Svc
Kings Bay
FDID 02007 0 incidents 35 paid
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.