In 2025, fire departments serving Craven County responded to 355 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $50K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips.
1,187 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | |
| 2022 | 132 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 523 | |
| 2025 | 355 |
For the 42 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Craven County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 80% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Havelock | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Havelock | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | New Bern | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | New Bern | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | New Bern | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Havelock | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Havelock | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | GriftonTownship of | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $15,000 | GriftonTownship of | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $10,000 | New Bern | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 37049.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| New Bern | 31,373 | View › |
| Havelock | 16,759 | View › |
| James City | 5,186 | View › |
| Trent Woods | 4,086 | View › |
| Brices Creek | 3,678 | View › |
| River Bend | 2,914 | View › |
| Fairfield Harbour | 2,816 | View › |
| Neuse Forest | 2,176 | View › |
| Cherry Branch | 1,281 | View › |
| Vanceboro | 958 | View › |
| Cove City | 633 | View › |
| Bridgeton | 532 | View › |
5 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 | GREAT LAKES | 2023 | USFS | 32,155 |
| 2 | Whipping Creek Road | 2016 | PRI | 15,456 |
| 3 | COLLETT RIDGE | 2023 | USFS | 5,506 |
| 4 | St Mary's | 2008 | NPS | 4,565 |
| 5 | Carolina Bay | 2009 | USFS | 2,659 |
| 6 | Big Ditch | 2021 | FWS | 1,486 |
| 7 | HANCOCK CREEK | 2022 | USFS | 1,177 |
| 8 | BUCK MTN | 2002 | NPS | 1,124 |
| 9 | NCMCR-FY19-RX-1.1.2.b | 2019 | FWS | 1,080 |
| 10 | VAF220152 | 2022 | NPS | 1,079 |
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.