In 2025, fire departments serving Clatsop County responded to 520 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $633K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips.
2,675 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 612 | |
| 2022 | 792 | |
| 2023 | 433 | |
| 2024 | 318 | |
| 2025 | 520 |
For the 87 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Clatsop County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 96% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $633,108 | Astoria | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Astoria | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Astoria | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Astoria | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Astoria | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Seaside | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Warrenton | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Astoria | Fire, other | Significant |
| 9 | $26,500 | Seaside | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $20,000 | Seaside | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 41007.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bootleg | 2021 | USFS | 413,715 |
| 2 | Saddle Draw | 2014 | BLM | 280,310 |
| 3 | LIONSHEAD | 2020 | BIA | 198,346 |
| 4 | Beachie Creek | 2020 | USFS | 193,565 |
| 5 | Chetco Bar | 2017 | BLM | 190,524 |
| 6 | Monkey Creek | 2024 | BLM | 178,541 |
| 7 | RAIL RIDGE | 2024 | BLM | 176,660 |
| 8 | Double Creek | 2022 | USFS | 175,937 |
| 9 | Klondike | 2018 | BLM | 173,614 |
| 10 | Holiday Farm | 2020 | USFS | 173,392 |
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.