In 2025, fire departments serving Cullman County responded to 314 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $100K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips.
2,644 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 424 | |
| 2022 | 595 | |
| 2023 | 685 | |
| 2024 | 626 | |
| 2025 | 314 |
For the 81 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Cullman County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 96% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Cullman | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Vinemont | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Vinemont | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | CULLMAN | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Cullman | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Crane Hill | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Vinemont | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | VINEMONT | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $20,000 | VINEMONT | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $10,000 | Cullman | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 01043.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Cullman | 18,434 | View › |
| Hanceville | 3,216 | View › |
| Good Hope | 2,502 | View › |
| Baileyton | 982 | View › |
| South Vinemont | 865 | View › |
| Holly Pond | 761 | View › |
| Fairview | 681 | View › |
| West Point | 613 | View › |
| Garden City | 598 | View › |
| Berlin | 532 | View › |
| Dodge City | 527 | View › |
| Joppa | 378 | 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 | 426 B | 2019 | USFS | 2,671 |
| 2 | Lake Chinnabee | 2016 | USFS | 2,228 |
| 3 | 742 | 2019 | USFS | 1,787 |
| 4 | Rd07-09 | 2006 | NPS | 1,467 |
| 5 | Big Candle | 2019 | USFS | 1,272 |
| 6 | Half Way | 2016 | USFS | 1,066 |
| 7 | LRP NORTHEAST SOUTH RX | 2023 | NPS | 1,026 |
| 8 | Welcome Home 1 | 2016 | USFS | 1,008 |
| 9 | Road 09-08 WF | 2006 | NPS | 978 |
| 10 | Caney Head | 2016 | USFS | 932 |
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.