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2025 County Report

Fires in Duchesne County, UT

In 2025, fire departments serving Duchesne County responded to 165 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $2.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

10,685 residents FIPS 49013 21 cities · 7 fire depts
Total incidents
165
755 across 5 years
Building fires
15
55 wildland
Property loss
$2.6M
$2.1M structure · $536K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 46% of all calls.

165
Total Incidents
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 24 14.5%
Grass fire 16 9.7%
Building fires 15 9.1%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 10 6.1%
Unauthorized burning 10 6.1%
All other categories 90 54.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Duchesne County?

Aug peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 14
Feb 12
Mar 17
Apr 13
May 16
Jun 12
Jul 18
Aug 25
Sep 13
Oct 11
Nov 11
Dec 3
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Duchesne County

755 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 140
2022 136
2023 128
2024 186
2025 165
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 15 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
61%
44
Cause undetermined
19%
14
Intentional / arson
10%
7
Equipment / heat source failure
4%
3
Under investigation
1%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
3
05 The biggest fires

5 fires · $2.1M in losses

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

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $2,000,000 DuchesneCounty Fire, other Major
2 $50,000 DuchesneCounty Building fires Significant
3 $50,000 DuchesneCounty Outside equipment fire Significant
4 $5,000 DuchesneCounty Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire Significant
5 $5,000 DuchesneCounty Outside equipment fire Significant
06 How Duchesne County compares

Duchesne County vs UT vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

15.44
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Duchesne County
15.44
UT avg
5.05
US avg
7.15
1.4
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Duchesne County
1.4
UT avg
0.46
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Duchesne County
0
UT avg
1.3
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Duchesne County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 49013.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Duchesne County

7 departments report from this county.

Roosevelt City Fire Department
Roosevelt
FDID 13005 96 incidents
Duchesne FD
Duchesne
FDID 13002 43 incidents 21 vol
Fruitland Volunteer Fire Department
—
FDID 13009 20 incidents 16 vol
Altamont FD
Altamont
FDID 13001 0 incidents 16 vol
Myton FD
—
FDID 13004 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in UT

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Milford Flat 2007 USFS 337,676
2 Milford Flat 2007 BLM 337,676
3 Leamington Complex 1996 USFS 157,943
4 Leamington Complex 1996 USFS 157,943
5 Clay Springs 2012 USFS 107,766
6 Clay Springs 2012 BLM 107,766
7 Pole Creek 2018 BLM 101,423
8 PHINNEY LAKE 2020 USFS 91,320
9 Diamond Creek 2002 BLM 88,420
10 EAST FORK 2020 USFS 87,067

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.