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2025 County Report

Fires in Franklin County, FL

In 2025, fire departments serving Franklin County responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

9,249 residents FIPS 12037 23 cities · 6 fire depts
Total incidents
15
131 across 5 years
Building fires
1
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?

Aircraft standby lead by count. Top five categories make up about 87% of all calls.

15
Total Incidents
Aircraft standby 8 53.3%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2 13.3%
Fire, other 1 6.7%
Building fires 1 6.7%
Grass fire 1 6.7%
All other categories 2 13.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Franklin County?

Jan peaks. Feb dips.

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

Year over year in Franklin County

131 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 30
2022 46
2023 33
2024 7
2025 15
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 1 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
50%
1
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
50%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Franklin County compares

Franklin County vs FL vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

1.62
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Franklin County
1.62
FL avg
5.32
US avg
7.15
0.11
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Franklin County
0.11
FL avg
0.42
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Franklin County
0
FL avg
4.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Franklin County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 12037.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Franklin County

6 departments report from this county.

ALLIGATOR POINT VOL FIRE DEPT
Alligator Point
FDID 59031 8 incidents 26 vol
APALACHICOLA FD
Apalachicola
FDID 59011 7 incidents 20 vol
ST GEORGE ISLAND VOL FIRE DEPT
ST George Island
FDID 59041 3 incidents 15 vol
CARRABELLE VOL FIRE DEPT
Carrabelle
FDID 59021 0 incidents 7 vol
EASTPOINT VOL FIRE DEPT
Eastpoint
FDID 59051 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in FL

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 DOF Prarie Fire 2011 NPS 68,028
2 CP3 RX 2021 NPS 66,918
3 Buzzard 2018 NPS 62,454
4 Tarpon (BIL) 2023 NPS 52,542
5 CP-2 Exotics (BIL) 2023 NPS 49,703
6 EVER CP3 Exotics Rx 2024 NPS 47,986
7 ROG-South (BIL) 2023 NPS 47,619
8 ROG-South/Southern Glades 2020 NPS 43,751
9 BICY Kirby Rx FY24 2024 NPS 39,765
10 Mustang Corner 2008 NPS 39,423

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.