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2025 County Report

Fires in Douglas County, OR

In 2025, fire departments serving Douglas County responded to 1,684 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $200K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

73,828 residents FIPS 41019 88 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
1,684
7,333 across 5 years
Building fires
126
139 wildland
Property loss
$1.3M
$879K structure · $451K contents
Casualties
0 / 2
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 2 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.

1,684
Total Incidents
Unauthorized burning 630 37.4%
Authorized controlled burning 143 8.5%
Fire, other 136 8.1%
Building fires 126 7.5%
Fires in structures other than in a building 98 5.8%
All other categories 551 32.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Douglas County?

Oct peaks. Sep dips.

Jan 132
Feb 119
Mar 128
Apr 134
May 148
Jun 197
Jul 144
Aug 158
Sep 102
Oct 203
Nov 110
Dec 109
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Douglas County

7,333 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 1,157
2022 1,335
2023 1,562
2024 1,595
2025 1,684
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 126 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
42%
206
Cause undetermined
19%
94
Intentional / arson
21%
104
Equipment / heat source failure
9%
44
Under investigation
7%
34
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
11
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $790K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Douglas County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 90% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $200,000 Riddle Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
2 $200,000 Roseburg Fires in structures other than in a building Significant
3 $75,000 Roseburg Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle Significant
4 $75,000 Yoncalla Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
5 $50,000 Glendale Building fires Significant
6 $50,000 Roseburg Building fires Significant
7 $40,000 Riddle Building fires Significant
8 $40,000 Sutherlin Building fires Significant
9 $35,000 Roseburg Building fires Significant
10 $25,000 Riddle Building fires Significant
06 How Douglas County compares

Douglas County vs OR vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

22.81
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Douglas County
22.81
OR avg
8.47
US avg
7.15
1.71
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Douglas County
1.71
OR avg
0.83
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Douglas County
0
OR avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Douglas County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 41019.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in OR

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Bootleg 2021 USFS 413,715
2 Saddle Draw 2014 BLM 280,310
3 LIONSHEAD 2020 BIA 198,346
4 Beachie Creek 2020 USFS 193,565
5 Chetco Bar 2017 BLM 190,524
6 Monkey Creek 2024 BLM 178,541
7 RAIL RIDGE 2024 BLM 176,660
8 Double Creek 2022 USFS 175,937
9 Klondike 2018 BLM 173,614
10 Holiday Farm 2020 USFS 173,392

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.