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2025 County Report

Fires in Coweta County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Coweta County responded to 68 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $50K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

53,498 residents FIPS 13077 35 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
68
2,021 across 5 years
Building fires
6
18 wildland
Property loss
$181K
$111K structure · $70K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 56% of all calls.

68
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 13 19.1%
Grass fire 7 10.3%
Building fires 6 8.8%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 6 8.8%
Power line down 6 8.8%
All other categories 30 44.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Coweta County?

Mar peaks. May dips.

Jan 17
Feb 10
Mar 31
Apr 10
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Coweta County

2,021 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 726
2022 469
2023 320
2024 438
2025 68
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 6 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
40%
4
Cause undetermined
10%
1
Intentional / arson
20%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
30%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

6 fires · $111K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Coweta County during 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $50,000 Newnan Building fires Significant
2 $30,000 Newnan Building fires Significant
3 $30,000 Newnan Passenger vehicle fire Significant
4 $1,000 Newnan Fires in structures other than in a building Significant
5 $150 Newnan Trash or rubbish fire, contained Significant
6 $1 grantville Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Coweta County compares

Coweta County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

1.27
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Coweta County
1.27
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
0.11
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Coweta County
0.11
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Coweta County
0
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Coweta County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 13077.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Coweta County

2 departments report from this county.

Newnan FD
Newnan
FDID 03802 63 incidents 50 paid
COWETA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID 03801 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in GA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 West Mims 2017 FWS 152,527
2 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Blackjack Island 2019 FWS 3,367
3 South Cut 2008 NPS 2,581
4 St. Catherines Island 2022 USFS 2,213
5 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Strange Island 2019 FWS 1,999
6 GAPDR-FY19-RX-6C/7S/8A/8B 2019 FWS 1,172
7 Barrow's Fire 2016 PRI 1,034
8 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Mitchell Island 2019 FWS 1,027
9 The Nicki Fire 2014 FWS 1,022
10 GAPDR-FY19-RX-27A/Stephens 2019 FWS 972

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.