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2025 County Report

Fires in Coleman County, TX

In 2025, fire departments serving Coleman County responded to 73 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

5,364 residents FIPS 48083 18 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
73
462 across 5 years
Building fires
7
27 wildland
Property loss
$450
$0 structure · $450 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 66% of all calls.

73
Total Incidents
Grass fire 18 24.7%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 9 12.3%
Building fires 7 9.6%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 7 9.6%
Unauthorized burning 7 9.6%
All other categories 25 34.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Coleman County?

Oct peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 2
Feb 7
Mar 10
Apr 2
May 6
Jun 5
Jul 6
Aug 7
Sep 8
Oct 13
Nov 7
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Coleman County

462 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 84
2022 136
2023 81
2024 88
2025 73
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 7 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
39%
7
Cause undetermined
28%
5
Intentional / arson
6%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
1
Under investigation
11%
2
Act of nature (lightning)
10%
2
06 How Coleman County compares

Coleman County vs TX vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

13.61
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Coleman County
13.61
TX avg
7.69
US avg
7.15
1.3
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Coleman County
1.3
TX avg
0.7
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Coleman County
0
TX avg
5.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Coleman County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 48083.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Coleman County

4 departments report from this county.

Coleman FD
Coleman
FDID CK502 72 incidents
GLEN COVE VFD
Coleman
FDID CK101 0 incidents
Lake Coleman VFD
Coleman
FDID CK203 0 incidents
Santa Anna VFD
Santa Anna
FDID CK405 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in TX

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Smokehouse Creek 2024 SF 1,054,154
2 Rock House 2011 NPS 314,377
3 Potter#1FP (Fain Plant) 2006 NPS 22,040
4 Cane 2017 NPS 14,240
5 WF HOLIDAY 1 & 2 2012 FWS 14,181
6 PAIS Front Country S. FY20 RX (ADD-ON) 2020 NPS 13,339
7 Laguna 24 2024 NPS 12,385
8 CUTOFF 2010 NPS 10,280
9 WF Unit 1 1/2 2015 FWS 7,657
10 Big Canyon 1990 NPS 7,432

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.