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2025 County Report

Fires in Duval County, FL

In 2025, fire departments serving Duval County responded to 4,113 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

995,708 residents FIPS 12031 49 cities · 5 fire depts
Total incidents
4,113
20,054 across 5 years
Building fires
306
419 wildland
Property loss
$20
$0 structure · $20 contents
Casualties
8 / 9
8 civ deaths · 9 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Outside rubbish fire, other lead by count. Top five categories make up about 47% of all calls.

4,113
Total Incidents
Outside rubbish fire, other 615 15.0%
Fire, other 408 9.9%
Passenger vehicle fire 342 8.3%
Building fires 306 7.4%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 260 6.3%
All other categories 2,182 53.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Duval County?

Apr peaks. Sep dips.

Jan 408
Feb 313
Mar 382
Apr 409
May 364
Jun 322
Jul 342
Aug 286
Sep 260
Oct 296
Nov 371
Dec 360
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Duval County

20,054 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 3,706
2022 4,097
2023 4,122
2024 4,016
2025 4,113
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 306 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
54%
895
Cause undetermined
15%
242
Intentional / arson
5%
86
Equipment / heat source failure
12%
206
Under investigation
10%
163
Act of nature (lightning)
4%
60
06 How Duval County compares

Duval County vs FL vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

4.13
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Duval County
4.13
FL avg
5.32
US avg
7.15
0.31
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Duval County
0.31
FL avg
0.42
US avg
0.82
8
Civilian fire deaths per million
Duval County
8
FL avg
4.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Duval County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 12031.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Duval County

5 departments report from this county.

JACKSONVILLE FIRE RESCUE
Jacksonville
FDID 02072 4,118 incidents 804 paid
Atlantic Beach FD
—
FDID 02022 0 incidents 11 paid 16 vol
Jacksonville Beach FD
—
FDID 02052 0 incidents
NEPTUNE BEACH FIRE DEPT
—
FDID 02101 0 incidents
JACKSONVILLE NAVAL AIR STATION
Jacksonville
FDID 02201 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in FL

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 DOF Prarie Fire 2011 NPS 68,028
2 CP3 RX 2021 NPS 66,918
3 Buzzard 2018 NPS 62,454
4 Tarpon (BIL) 2023 NPS 52,542
5 CP-2 Exotics (BIL) 2023 NPS 49,703
6 EVER CP3 Exotics Rx 2024 NPS 47,986
7 ROG-South (BIL) 2023 NPS 47,619
8 ROG-South/Southern Glades 2020 NPS 43,751
9 BICY Kirby Rx FY24 2024 NPS 39,765
10 Mustang Corner 2008 NPS 39,423

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.