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2025 County Report

Fires in Cloud County, KS

In 2025, fire departments serving Cloud County responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

6,978 residents FIPS 20029 14 cities · 9 fire depts
Total incidents
21
174 across 5 years
Building fires
2
11 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 81% of all calls.

21
Total Incidents
Grass fire 8 38.1%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 3 14.3%
Fire, other 2 9.5%
Building fires 2 9.5%
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 2 9.5%
All other categories 4 19.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Cloud County?

Aug peaks. May dips.

Jan 2
Feb 3
Mar 4
Apr 1
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 5
Sep 1
Oct 2
Nov 2
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Cloud County

174 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 38
2022 39
2023 53
2024 23
2025 21
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 2 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
100%
2
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Cloud County compares

Cloud County vs KS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

3.01
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Cloud County
3.01
KS avg
9.66
US avg
7.15
0.29
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Cloud County
0.29
KS avg
0.99
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Cloud County
0
KS avg
8.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Cloud County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 20029.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Cloud County

9 departments report from this county.

Miltonvale Rural Fire Dist3
—
FDID CD410 39 incidents 50 vol
Miltonvale
Miltonvale
FDID CD306 3 incidents
Concordia Fire Department
Concordia
FDID CD201 0 incidents 8 paid
AURORA FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID CD302 0 incidents 19 vol
CLYDE FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID CD303 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KS

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 ANNUAL BUR 1998 NPS 60,039
2 Tunner 2011 USFS 19,656
3 Boiling Springs 2021 PRI 4,571
4 BIG SALT MARSH 2010 FWS 3,697
5 Steeler 2006 USFS 2,380
6 Greenwood 2010 USFS 2,078
7 15 Two Section East Traps 2015 NPS 2,060
8 21 Big South 2021 NPS 1,954
9 Cottonwood 2018 FWS 1,508
10 East Kennedy Creek 2019 PRI 1,115

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.