In 2025, fire departments serving Fayette County responded to 502 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $900K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips.
3,173 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 607 | |
| 2022 | 679 | |
| 2023 | 698 | |
| 2024 | 687 | |
| 2025 | 502 |
For the 107 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Fayette County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 70% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | MOSSEY | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fayetteville | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $101,400 | MOUNT HOPE | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fayette Co | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | MOSSEY | Fire, other | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | SCARBRO | Fire, other | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | MT HOPE | Fire, other | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | GLEN JEAN | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $60,000 | Fayetteville | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $50,000 | Charleton heights | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 54019.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | 8,157 | View › |
| Fayetteville | 2,890 | View › |
| Montgomery | 1,706 | View › |
| Ansted | 1,276 | View › |
| Mount Hope | 1,032 | View › |
| Smithers | 838 | View › |
| Hilltop | 603 | View › |
| Meadow Bridge | 548 | View › |
| Boomer | 537 | View › |
| Gauley Bridge | 471 | View › |
| Powellton | 463 | View › |
| Charlton Heights | 406 | View › |
13 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 | GAULEY MTN | 1991 | NPS | 12,324 |
| 2 | Steep Valley | 2023 | NPS | 2,182 |
| 3 | Dry Hollow Fire | 2019 | USFS | 1,288 |
| 4 | ABRAHAM | 2001 | NPS | 547 |
| 5 | Castle | 2018 | USFS | 427 |
| 6 | Unnamed fire | 1981 | NPS | 412 |
| 7 | Highland | 2024 | NPS | 231 |
| 8 | North | 2017 | USFS | 192 |
| 9 | 947 | 2023 | USFS | 165 |
| 10 | 873122 | 1987 | NPS | 162 |
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.