In 2025, fire departments serving Chugach Census Area responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $150K property loss.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Nov dips.
251 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
For the 5 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Chugach Census Area during 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Valdez | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Valdez | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Kenny Lake | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Valdez | Water vehicle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Valdez | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | City of Cordova | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 02063.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 832015 | 1988 | AFS | 558,928 |
| 2 | Minto Flats South | 2009 | DVF | 534,911 |
| 3 | FYU NE 85 | 1990 | BLM | 433,768 |
| 4 | BEAR CREEK | 1977 | AFS | 374,389 |
| 5 | Simels | 1997 | BLM | 347,860 |
| 6 | Big Creek Two | 2015 | BLM | 312,918 |
| 7 | BTTS S 40 | 1990 | BLM | 289,913 |
| 8 | 032018 | 1990 | BLM | 287,704 |
| 9 | 832064 | 1988 | AFS | 284,466 |
| 10 | Sushgitit Hills | 2015 | BLM | 276,038 |
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.