In 2025, fire departments serving Douglas County responded to 1,098 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $532K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Nov dips.
6,613 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,615 | |
| 2022 | 1,645 | |
| 2023 | 1,043 | |
| 2024 | 1,212 | |
| 2025 | 1,098 |
For the 77 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Douglas County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 66% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $532,000 | Castle Rock | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Castle Rock | Fire in portable building, fixed location | Major |
| 3 | $321,740 | Douglas County | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $307,032 | Castle Rock | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Parker | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $286,534 | Douglas County | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $225,037 | Douglas County | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Parker | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $149,025 | Douglas County | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $100,000 | Parker | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 08035.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Highlands Ranch | 101,514 | View › |
| Castle Rock | 74,065 | View › |
| Parker | 58,733 | View › |
| Lone Tree | 13,993 | View › |
| Castle Pines | 11,811 | View › |
| The Pinery | 10,534 | View › |
| Stonegate | 9,770 | View › |
| Roxborough Park | 9,057 | View › |
| Meridian | 5,029 | View › |
| Castle Pines Village | 4,462 | View › |
| Sierra Ridge | 2,933 | View › |
| Stepping Stone | 2,766 | 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 | Cameron Peak | 2020 | USFS | 208,912 |
| 2 | Pine Gulch | 2020 | BLM | 138,802 |
| 3 | Hayman | 2002 | USFS | 137,760 |
| 4 | Spring Creek | 2018 | BLM | 108,045 |
| 5 | High Park | 2012 | BLM | 87,306 |
| 6 | MISSIONARY RIDGE | 2002 | USFS | 70,480 |
| 7 | WEST FORK | 2013 | USFS | 56,575 |
| 8 | 416 | 2018 | USFS | 54,130 |
| 9 | Papoose | 2013 | USFS | 49,282 |
| 10 | Bridger | 2008 | BLM | 46,588 |
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.