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2025 County Report

Fires in Clinton County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Clinton County responded to 147 fire and hazmat incidents.

2,264 residents FIPS 21053 29 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
147
397 across 5 years
Building fires
23
36 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
1 / 0
1 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.

147
Total Incidents
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 30 20.4%
Building fires 23 15.6%
Authorized controlled burning 22 15.0%
Passenger vehicle fire 15 10.2%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 13 8.8%
All other categories 44 29.9%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Clinton County?

Mar peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 12
Feb 10
Mar 32
Apr 11
May 11
Jun 9
Jul 9
Aug 9
Sep 15
Oct 13
Nov 7
Dec 9
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Clinton County

397 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 0
2022 42
2023 117
2024 91
2025 147
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 23 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
2%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
98%
52
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Clinton County compares

Clinton County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

64.93
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Clinton County
64.93
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
10.16
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Clinton County
10.16
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
441.7
Civilian fire deaths per million
Clinton County
441.7
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Clinton County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21053.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Clinton County

2 departments report from this county.

ALBANY
—
FDID 27130 148 incidents
CRITTENDEN COUNTY
—
FDID 28132 22 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cut Gap 2022 USFS 2,468
2 Blockhouse 2006 USFS 1,896
3 KDF - Confluence 2 2024 USFS 675
4 Addison 2016 USFS 643
5 POORVALLEY 1986 NPS 626
6 Big Valley 2021 USFS 552
7 CUB RUN 1935 NPS 499
8 Hurricane 2022 USFS 485
9 Rockcastle Fire 2019 USFS 484
10 Enoch 2021 USFS 429

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.