In 2025, fire departments serving Cumberland County responded to 2,978 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $750K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 47% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips.
19,614 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,719 | |
| 2022 | 4,992 | |
| 2023 | 4,565 | |
| 2024 | 3,360 | |
| 2025 | 2,978 |
For the 513 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Cumberland County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 33% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Fayetteville | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major |
| 2 | $396,868 | Fayetteville | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $262,100 | Fayetteville | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $225,000 | Fayetteville | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $225,000 | Fayetteville | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Fayetteville | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Fayetteville | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Fayetteville | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $150,000 | FAYETTEVILLE | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $150,000 | FAYETTEVILLE | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 37051.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 208,697 | View › |
| Hope Mills | 17,671 | View › |
| Spring Lake | 11,710 | View › |
| Eastover | 3,659 | View › |
| Vander | 1,481 | View › |
| Stedman | 1,479 | View › |
| Wade | 595 | View › |
| Falcon | 186 | View › |
| Godwin | 147 | View › |
| Linden | 126 | View › |
| Bethany Crossroads | 0 | View › |
| Cumberland | 0 | View › |
17 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.