In 2025, fire departments serving Carroll County responded to 1,536 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 53% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips.
6,760 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,101 | |
| 2022 | 1,351 | |
| 2023 | 1,467 | |
| 2024 | 1,305 | |
| 2025 | 1,536 |
For the 141 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Carroll County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 49% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Carrollton | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $489,260 | Carrollton | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $448,272 | Carrollton | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Carrollton | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $273,113 | Villa Rica | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Villa Rica | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Villa Rica | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Villa Rica | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $240,465 | Temple | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $200,000 | Whitesburg | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 13045.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Carrollton | 26,622 | View › |
| Villa Rica | 17,354 | View › |
| Fairfield Plantation | 6,464 | View › |
| Temple | 5,395 | View › |
| Bowdon | 2,590 | View › |
| Mount Zion | 2,346 | View › |
| Whitesburg | 659 | View › |
| Roopville | 423 | View › |
| Shady Grove | 0 | View › |
| Farmers High | 0 | View › |
| Dingler Crossroads | 0 | View › |
| Clem | 0 | View › |
3 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.