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2025 County Report

Fires in Eddy County, ND

In 2025, fire departments serving Eddy County responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $100K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

1,643 residents FIPS 38027 7 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
11
32 across 5 years
Building fires
3
1 wildland
Property loss
$178K
$172K structure · $6K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.

11
Total Incidents
Building fires 3 27.3%
Fire, other 1 9.1%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 1 9.1%
Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other 1 9.1%
Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle 1 9.1%
All other categories 4 36.4%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Eddy County?

Feb peaks. Mar dips.

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

Year over year in Eddy County

32 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 11
2022 5
2023 2
2024 3
2025 11
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
43%
3
Cause undetermined
14%
1
Intentional / arson
14%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
14%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
15%
1
05 The biggest fires

6 fires · $172K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Eddy County during 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $100,000 New Rockford Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other Significant
2 $50,000 New Rockford Building fires Significant
3 $10,000 New Rockford Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
4 $5,000 New Rockford Building fires Significant
5 $5,000 New Rockford Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle Significant
6 $2,000 New Rockford Trash or rubbish fire, contained Significant
06 How Eddy County compares

Eddy County vs ND vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

6.7
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Eddy County
6.7
ND avg
7.91
US avg
7.15
1.83
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Eddy County
1.83
ND avg
0.77
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Eddy County
0
ND avg
11.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Eddy County

7 cities mapped to FIPS 38027.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in ND

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Windy 2021 USFS 16,161
2 Elkhorn 2024 USFS 10,884
3 Pautre 2013 USFS 10,679
4 LITTLE SWALLOW 2021 BIA 9,057
5 BlackHorseCreek 2006 USFS 7,830
6 Mike'SCreek 1988 USFS 5,819
7 Hwy31 & 101ST West 2022 BIA 5,289
8 Horse Pasture 2021 USFS 4,647
9 Roosevelt Creek 2021 USFS 4,580
10 RidgeRoad 2015 USFS 3,328

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.