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2025 County Report

Fires in Fayette County, AL

In 2025, fire departments serving Fayette County responded to 33 fire and hazmat incidents.

5,992 residents FIPS 01057 18 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
33
145 across 5 years
Building fires
4
6 wildland
Property loss
$1K
$0 structure · $1K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.

33
Total Incidents
Power line down 6 18.2%
Aircraft standby 6 18.2%
Building fires 4 12.1%
Hazardous condition, other 3 9.1%
Fire, other 2 6.1%
All other categories 12 36.4%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Fayette County?

Mar peaks. Oct dips.

Jan 5
Feb 3
Mar 9
Apr 2
May 2
Jun 5
Jul 2
Aug 2
Sep 2
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Fayette County

145 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 3
2022 4
2023 50
2024 55
2025 33
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 4 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
55%
6
Cause undetermined
27%
3
Intentional / arson
9%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
9%
1
06 How Fayette County compares

Fayette County vs AL vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

5.51
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Fayette County
5.51
AL avg
9.37
US avg
7.15
0.67
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Fayette County
0.67
AL avg
1.28
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Fayette County
0
AL avg
11.3
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Fayette County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 01057.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Fayette County

3 departments report from this county.

Berry VFD
Berry
FDID 03202 19 incidents 25 vol
Fowlers Crossroads VFD
Bankston
FDID 03206 2 incidents 18 vol
Glen Allen VFD
Glen Allen
FDID 03207 0 incidents 20 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in AL

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 426 B 2019 USFS 2,671
2 Lake Chinnabee 2016 USFS 2,228
3 742 2019 USFS 1,787
4 Rd07-09 2006 NPS 1,467
5 Big Candle 2019 USFS 1,272
6 Half Way 2016 USFS 1,066
7 LRP NORTHEAST SOUTH RX 2023 NPS 1,026
8 Welcome Home 1 2016 USFS 1,008
9 Road 09-08 WF 2006 NPS 978
10 Caney Head 2016 USFS 932

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.