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2025 County Report

Fires in Clarion County, PA

In 2025, fire departments serving Clarion County responded to 228 fire and hazmat incidents.

20,267 residents FIPS 42031 89 cities · 16 fire depts
Total incidents
228
2,411 across 5 years
Building fires
58
38 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
1 / 1
1 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.

228
Total Incidents
Building fires 58 25.4%
Hazardous condition, other 28 12.3%
Power line down 27 11.8%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 15 6.6%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 14 6.1%
All other categories 86 37.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Clarion County?

Apr peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 17
Feb 23
Mar 30
Apr 37
May 11
Jun 22
Jul 30
Aug 27
Sep 30
Oct 1
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Clarion County

2,411 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 490
2022 591
2023 635
2024 467
2025 228
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 58 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
58%
34
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
3%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
19%
11
Under investigation
10%
6
Act of nature (lightning)
10%
6
06 How Clarion County compares

Clarion County vs PA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

11.25
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Clarion County
11.25
PA avg
6.48
US avg
7.15
2.86
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Clarion County
2.86
PA avg
1.39
US avg
0.82
49.3
Civilian fire deaths per million
Clarion County
49.3
PA avg
6.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Clarion County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 42031.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Clarion County

16 departments report from this county.

ShippenvilleElk Township Volu
Shippenville
FDID 16630 30 incidents 33 vol
Limestone VFD
Clarion
FDID 16580 24 incidents 66 vol
New Bethlehem Fire Company1
New Bethlehem
FDID 16600 23 incidents 44 vol
Sligo Volunteer Fire Departmen
Sligo
FDID 16640 22 incidents 35 vol
Farmington Township Volunteer
Leeper
FDID 16540 18 incidents 30 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in PA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Hopewell 2012 NPS 812
2 Blue Mountain 2024 NPS 577
3 River Road 2023 USFS 430
4 SNYDER 1999 NPS 374
5 Town Line Church 1984 USFS 207
6 Little Round Top Munshower 2021 NPS 79
7 Sugar Bay 2023 USFS 62
8 Spring 2003 USFS 53
9 Salmon Creek 2010 USFS 48
10 BELLTOWN 2011 USFS 42

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.