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2025 County Report

Fires in Crittenden County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Crittenden County responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $15K property loss.

3,059 residents FIPS 21055 19 cities · 6 fire depts
Total incidents
50
368 across 5 years
Building fires
9
17 wildland
Property loss
$16K
$16K structure · $3 contents
Casualties
0 / 1
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.

50
Total Incidents
Building fires 9 18.0%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 8 16.0%
Fire, other 5 10.0%
Grass fire 5 10.0%
Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence 3 6.0%
All other categories 20 40.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Crittenden County?

Mar peaks. Apr dips.

Jan 4
Feb 2
Mar 17
Apr 1
May 2
Jun 1
Jul 5
Aug 2
Sep 4
Oct 5
Nov 5
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Crittenden County

368 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 50
2022 112
2023 76
2024 80
2025 50
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 9 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
57%
8
Cause undetermined
21%
3
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
14%
2
Under investigation
7%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
05 The biggest fires

5 fires · $16K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Crittenden County during 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $15,000 Marion Building fires Significant
2 $500 Marion Grass fire Significant
3 $1 Marion Building fires Significant
4 $1 Marion Building fires Significant
5 $1 Marion Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Crittenden County compares

Crittenden County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

16.35
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Crittenden County
16.35
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
2.94
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Crittenden County
2.94
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Crittenden County
0
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Crittenden County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21055.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Crittenden County

6 departments report from this county.

MARION
Marion
FDID 28131 8 incidents
TOLU COMMUNITY FIRE DEPT
—
FDID 28858 7 incidents
SHADY GROVE FIRE DEPT
—
FDID 28863 6 incidents
CALDWELL SPRINGS
Marion
FDID 28690 0 incidents
SHERIDAN COMMUNITY VFD
—
FDID 28865 0 incidents 1,000 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cut Gap 2022 USFS 2,468
2 Blockhouse 2006 USFS 1,896
3 KDF - Confluence 2 2024 USFS 675
4 Addison 2016 USFS 643
5 POORVALLEY 1986 NPS 626
6 Big Valley 2021 USFS 552
7 CUB RUN 1935 NPS 499
8 Hurricane 2022 USFS 485
9 Rockcastle Fire 2019 USFS 484
10 Enoch 2021 USFS 429

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.