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2025 County Report

Fires in Camp County, TX

In 2025, fire departments serving Camp County responded to 261 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

4,551 residents FIPS 48063 7 cities · 6 fire depts
Total incidents
261
844 across 5 years
Building fires
14
77 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?

Authorized controlled burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.

261
Total Incidents
Authorized controlled burning 44 16.9%
Grass fire 37 14.2%
Unauthorized burning 30 11.5%
Power line down 23 8.8%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 21 8.0%
All other categories 106 40.6%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Camp County?

Jan peaks. Sep dips.

Jan 32
Feb 21
Mar 31
Apr 16
May 15
Jun 22
Jul 21
Aug 16
Sep 13
Oct 22
Nov 20
Dec 32
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Camp County

844 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 240
2022 293
2023 33
2024 17
2025 261
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 14 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
78%
32
Cause undetermined
7%
3
Intentional / arson
10%
4
Equipment / heat source failure
2%
1
Under investigation
2%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
06 How Camp County compares

Camp County vs TX vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

57.35
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Camp County
57.35
TX avg
7.69
US avg
7.15
3.08
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Camp County
3.08
TX avg
0.7
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Camp County
0
TX avg
5.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Camp County

7 cities mapped to FIPS 48063.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Camp County

6 departments report from this county.

Pittsburg FD
PITTSBURG
FDID BW401 256 incidents 3 paid 20 vol
Center Point VFD
Center Point
FDID BW201 0 incidents 5 vol
La Fayette VFD
Pittsburg
FDID BW203 0 incidents
Thunderbird VFD
Pittsburg
FDID BW205 0 incidents
Rocky Mound VFD
Pittsburg
FDID BW207 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in TX

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Smokehouse Creek 2024 SF 1,054,154
2 Rock House 2011 NPS 314,377
3 Potter#1FP (Fain Plant) 2006 NPS 22,040
4 Cane 2017 NPS 14,240
5 WF HOLIDAY 1 & 2 2012 FWS 14,181
6 PAIS Front Country S. FY20 RX (ADD-ON) 2020 NPS 13,339
7 Laguna 24 2024 NPS 12,385
8 CUTOFF 2010 NPS 10,280
9 WF Unit 1 1/2 2015 FWS 7,657
10 Big Canyon 1990 NPS 7,432

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.