In 2025, fire departments serving Cook County responded to 23 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $20K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Passenger vehicle fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Nov dips.
186 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
For the 2 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Cook County during 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Grand Marais | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Grand Marais | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Grand Marais | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 4 | $1,500 | Grand Marais | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Grand Marais | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Lutsen | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant |
| 7 | $150 | Grand Marais | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 27031.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Marais | 1,768 | View › |
| Lutsen | 225 | View › |
| Chippewa City | 0 | View › |
| Pigeon River | 0 | View › |
| Maple Hill | 0 | View › |
| Schroeder | 0 | View › |
| Croftville | 0 | View › |
| Taconite Harbor | 0 | View › |
| Grand Portage | 0 | View › |
| Tofte | 0 | View › |
| Red Rock | 0 | View › |
| Hovland | 0 | View › |
9 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenwood | 2021 | USFS | 26,829 |
| 2 | MNGLR-FY21-WF-Oxcart | 2021 | FWS | 12,536 |
| 3 | Palsburg | 2015 | FWS | 4,456 |
| 4 | Agassiz NWR Project RX | 2024 | FWS | 4,208 |
| 5 | MNSBR-FY19-RX-UNIT 4a 6 6a | 2019 | FWS | 2,989 |
| 6 | RL 005 UNIT 8 & 9 | 2021 | BIA | 2,937 |
| 7 | 4 Square Mile RX | 2024 | FWS | 2,481 |
| 8 | RL 029 | 2018 | BIA | 2,360 |
| 9 | Unit 8E RX | 2024 | FWS | 2,241 |
| 10 | MNSBR-FY19-RX-UNIT 7 9 11 | 2019 | FWS | 2,193 |
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.