In 2025, fire departments serving Del Norte County responded to 594 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $300K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 66% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Dec dips.
2,486 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 438 | |
| 2022 | 634 | |
| 2023 | 382 | |
| 2024 | 438 | |
| 2025 | 594 |
For the 51 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Del Norte County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 94% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Crescent City | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $165,000 | Crescent City | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Crescent City | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Crescent City | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Gasquet | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Crescent City | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Crescent City | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Crescent City | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $25,000 | Crescent City | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $25,000 | Crescent City | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06015.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent City | 6,379 | View › |
| Bertsch-Oceanview | 2,222 | View › |
| Fort Dick | 1,295 | View › |
| Klamath | 924 | View › |
| Smith River | 849 | View › |
| Gasquet | 366 | View › |
| Hiouchi | 141 | View › |
| Darlingtonia | 0 | View › |
| Yontocket | 0 | View › |
| Douglas Park | 0 | View › |
| Requa | 0 | View › |
| Patrick Creek | 0 | View › |
6 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
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.