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2025 County Report

Fires in Dougherty County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Dougherty County responded to 7 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

72,221 residents FIPS 13095 14 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
7
3,131 across 5 years
Building fires
0
4 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 86% of all calls.

7
Total Incidents
Grass fire 2 28.6%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 1 14.3%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 1 14.3%
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 1 14.3%
Unauthorized burning 1 14.3%
All other categories 1 14.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Dougherty County?

Oct peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Dougherty County

3,131 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 668
2022 773
2023 510
2024 1,173
2025 7
06 How Dougherty County compares

Dougherty County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.1
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Dougherty County
0.1
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Dougherty County
0
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Dougherty County
0
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Dougherty County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 13095.

CityPopulation 
Albany 68,926 View ›
Putney 3,295 View ›
River Bend 0 View ›
Ducker 0 View ›
Acree 0 View ›
Dosaga 0 View ›
Doublegate 0 View ›
Williamsburg 0 View ›
Pecan City 0 View ›
Gillionville 0 View ›
Butler Subdivision 0 View ›
Radium Springs 0 View ›
08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Dougherty County

2 departments report from this county.

SOUTHWEST GA REGIONAL AIRPORT
Albany
FDID 04702 0 incidents
MARINE CORP LOGIST BASE FIRE
—
FDID 04703 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in GA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 West Mims 2017 FWS 152,527
2 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Blackjack Island 2019 FWS 3,367
3 South Cut 2008 NPS 2,581
4 St. Catherines Island 2022 USFS 2,213
5 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Strange Island 2019 FWS 1,999
6 GAPDR-FY19-RX-6C/7S/8A/8B 2019 FWS 1,172
7 Barrow's Fire 2016 PRI 1,034
8 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Mitchell Island 2019 FWS 1,027
9 The Nicki Fire 2014 FWS 1,022
10 GAPDR-FY19-RX-27A/Stephens 2019 FWS 972

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.