In 2025, fire departments serving Elk County responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips.
174 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
10 cities mapped to FIPS 20049.
6 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 | ANNUAL BUR | 1998 | NPS | 60,039 |
| 2 | Tunner | 2011 | USFS | 19,656 |
| 3 | Boiling Springs | 2021 | PRI | 4,571 |
| 4 | BIG SALT MARSH | 2010 | FWS | 3,697 |
| 5 | Steeler | 2006 | USFS | 2,380 |
| 6 | Greenwood | 2010 | USFS | 2,078 |
| 7 | 15 Two Section East Traps | 2015 | NPS | 2,060 |
| 8 | 21 Big South | 2021 | NPS | 1,954 |
| 9 | Cottonwood | 2018 | FWS | 1,508 |
| 10 | East Kennedy Creek | 2019 | PRI | 1,115 |
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.