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2025 County Report

Fires in Dade County, MO

In 2025, fire departments serving Dade County responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $70K property loss.

2,860 residents FIPS 29057 24 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
20
78 across 5 years
Building fires
5
8 wildland
Property loss
$199K
$167K structure · $32K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.

20
Total Incidents
Building fires 5 25.0%
Grass fire 5 25.0%
Authorized controlled burning 2 10.0%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 5.0%
Natural vegetation fire, other 1 5.0%
All other categories 6 30.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Dade County?

Jan peaks. Apr dips.

Jan 8
Feb 3
Mar 6
Apr 0
May 2
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Dade County

78 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 7
2022 23
2023 10
2024 18
2025 20
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 5 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
50%
6
Cause undetermined
33%
4
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
8%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
9%
1
05 The biggest fires

5 fires · $167K in losses

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

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $70,000 Lockwood Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
2 $50,000 Greenfield Building fires Significant
3 $20,000 Lockwood Building fires Significant
4 $20,000 Everton Building fires Significant
5 $6,500 Greenfield Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire Significant
06 How Dade County compares

Dade County vs MO vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

6.99
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Dade County
6.99
MO avg
12.53
US avg
7.15
1.75
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Dade County
1.75
MO avg
1.62
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Dade County
0
MO avg
9.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Dade County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 29057.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Dade County

2 departments report from this county.

Dade Co R4 Rural Fire Prot Dist
Greenfield
FDID 02903 17 incidents
Dadeville Rural Fire Prot Dist
Dadeville
FDID 02905 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in MO

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Minninghaw 2011 USFS 4,762
2 Mud Pond 2011 USFS 3,520
3 Willie 2020 USFS 2,472
4 23 Thorny Creek BIL RX 2023 NPS 2,223
5 Carty 2015 USFS 2,145
6 Swan Creek 2019 USFS 2,119
7 Rozell 2018 USFS 2,102
8 Devreaux 2023 USFS 2,028
9 Liberty 2012 USFS 1,623
10 Sugar 2024 USFS 1,611

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.