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2025 County Report

Fires in Elliott County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Elliott County responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

708 residents FIPS 21063 34 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
11
64 across 5 years
Building fires
0
3 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 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 82% of all calls.

11
Total Incidents
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 3 27.3%
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 2 18.2%
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 2 18.2%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 1 9.1%
Passenger vehicle fire 1 9.1%
All other categories 2 18.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Elliott County?

Mar peaks. Apr dips.

Jan 3
Feb 3
Mar 4
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 1
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Elliott County

64 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 9
2022 16
2023 12
2024 16
2025 11
06 How Elliott County compares

Elliott County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

15.54
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Elliott County
15.54
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Elliott County
0
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Elliott County
0
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Elliott County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21063.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Elliott County

3 departments report from this county.

Route 504 Volunteer Fire Dept
Olive Hill
FDID 32955 10 incidents 24 vol
Sandy Hook Elliott County
—
FDID 32151 5 incidents 1 vol
Isonville Fire Department
—
FDID 32889 0 incidents 1 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cut Gap 2022 USFS 2,468
2 Blockhouse 2006 USFS 1,896
3 KDF - Confluence 2 2024 USFS 675
4 Addison 2016 USFS 643
5 POORVALLEY 1986 NPS 626
6 Big Valley 2021 USFS 552
7 CUB RUN 1935 NPS 499
8 Hurricane 2022 USFS 485
9 Rockcastle Fire 2019 USFS 484
10 Enoch 2021 USFS 429

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.