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2025 County Report

Fires in Floyd County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Floyd County responded to 1,164 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

46,571 residents FIPS 13115 40 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
1,164
5,635 across 5 years
Building fires
67
201 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
2 / 2
2 civ deaths · 2 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 57% of all calls.

1,164
Total Incidents
Power line down 238 20.4%
Unauthorized burning 181 15.5%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 122 10.5%
Building fires 67 5.8%
Passenger vehicle fire 54 4.6%
All other categories 502 43.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Floyd County?

Mar peaks. Aug dips.

Jan 77
Feb 97
Mar 200
Apr 79
May 98
Jun 114
Jul 89
Aug 65
Sep 79
Oct 83
Nov 84
Dec 99
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Floyd County

5,635 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 923
2022 1,094
2023 1,280
2024 1,174
2025 1,164
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 67 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
40%
149
Cause undetermined
23%
86
Intentional / arson
19%
71
Equipment / heat source failure
7%
26
Under investigation
5%
20
Act of nature (lightning)
6%
5
06 How Floyd County compares

Floyd County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

24.99
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Floyd County
24.99
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
1.44
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Floyd County
1.44
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
42.9
Civilian fire deaths per million
Floyd County
42.9
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Floyd County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 13115.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Floyd County

2 departments report from this county.

Rome Fire Dept
Rome
FDID 05702 1,204 incidents 158 paid
CAVE SPRING FIRE DEPARTMENT
Cave Spring
FDID 05703 0 incidents 30 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in GA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 West Mims 2017 FWS 152,527
2 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Blackjack Island 2019 FWS 3,367
3 South Cut 2008 NPS 2,581
4 St. Catherines Island 2022 USFS 2,213
5 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Strange Island 2019 FWS 1,999
6 GAPDR-FY19-RX-6C/7S/8A/8B 2019 FWS 1,172
7 Barrow's Fire 2016 PRI 1,034
8 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Mitchell Island 2019 FWS 1,027
9 The Nicki Fire 2014 FWS 1,022
10 GAPDR-FY19-RX-27A/Stephens 2019 FWS 972

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.