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2025 County Report

Fires in Campbell County, WY

In 2025, fire departments serving Campbell County responded to 177 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $40K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

36,057 residents FIPS 56005 14 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
177
1,591 across 5 years
Building fires
14
1 wildland
Property loss
$162K
$114K structure · $49K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 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 56% of all calls.

177
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 41 23.2%
Carbon monoxide incident 18 10.2%
Authorized controlled burning 16 9.0%
Building fires 14 7.9%
Unauthorized burning 10 5.6%
All other categories 78 44.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Campbell County?

Mar peaks. Oct dips.

Jan 19
Feb 22
Mar 35
Apr 23
May 21
Jun 10
Jul 15
Aug 13
Sep 19
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Campbell County

1,591 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 393
2022 334
2023 342
2024 345
2025 177
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
55%
18
Cause undetermined
18%
6
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
21%
7
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
6%
2
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $111K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Campbell County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 98% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $40,000 Rozet Passenger vehicle fire Significant
2 $15,000 Gillette Building fires Significant
3 $10,000 Gillette Passenger vehicle fire Significant
4 $10,000 Gillette Building fires Significant
5 $10,000 WRIGHT Building fires Significant
6 $10,000 Gillette Outside equipment fire Significant
7 $5,000 Gillette Building fires Significant
8 $5,000 Gillette Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
9 $5,000 Gillette Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
10 $1,000 Gillette Trash or rubbish fire, contained Significant
06 How Campbell County compares

Campbell County vs WY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

4.91
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Campbell County
4.91
WY avg
5.99
US avg
7.15
0.39
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Campbell County
0.39
WY avg
0.59
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Campbell County
0
WY avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Campbell County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 56005.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Campbell County

2 departments report from this county.

CAMPBELL COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMEN
GILLETTE
FDID 05403 179 incidents 30 paid
CORDERO MINING CO MINE EMERG
—
FDID 05401 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in WY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Clover Mist 1988 USFS 341,291
2 CLOVERMIST 1988 NPS 232,190
3 Hellroaring 1988 USFS 206,358
4 Storm Creek 1988 USFS 206,056
5 East Troublesome 2020 USFS 193,693
6 Mullen 2020 USFS 176,787
7 HUCK 1988 NPS 120,297
8 Elk 2024 USFS 98,351
9 Pack Trail 2024 USFS 89,929
10 MINK 1988 NPS 88,369

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.