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2025 County Report

Fires in Franklin Parish, LA

In 2025, fire departments serving Franklin Parish responded to 35 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $8K property loss.

6,193 residents FIPS 22041 26 cities · 9 fire depts
Total incidents
35
337 across 5 years
Building fires
9
18 wildland
Property loss
$8K
$8K 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 91% of all calls.

35
Total Incidents
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 16 45.7%
Building fires 9 25.7%
Passenger vehicle fire 3 8.6%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 2 5.7%
Grass fire 2 5.7%
All other categories 3 8.6%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Franklin Parish?

Jan peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 8
Feb 6
Mar 5
Apr 2
May 1
Jun 1
Jul 2
Aug 3
Sep 2
Oct 2
Nov 3
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Franklin Parish

337 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 2
2022 42
2023 124
2024 134
2025 35
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 9 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
53%
10
Cause undetermined
26%
5
Intentional / arson
11%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
5%
1
Under investigation
5%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $8K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Franklin Parish during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $8,000 Wisner Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence Significant
06 How Franklin Parish compares

Franklin Parish vs LA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

5.65
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Franklin Parish
5.65
LA avg
9.63
US avg
7.15
1.45
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Franklin Parish
1.45
LA avg
1.29
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Franklin Parish
0
LA avg
15.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Franklin Parish

12 cities mapped to FIPS 22041.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Franklin Parish

9 departments report from this county.

FRANKLIN PARISH FIRE DIST 1
Crowville
FDID 21020 34 incidents 17 paid
FRANKLIN PARISH FIRE DIST 2
WINNSBORO
FDID 21025 6 incidents 50 vol
VILLAGE OF BASKIN FIRE DIST
—
FDID 21001 0 incidents
VILLAGE OF GILBERT FIRE DIST
—
FDID 21005 0 incidents
CITY OF WINNSBORO FIRE DIST
Winnsboro
FDID 21010 0 incidents 7 paid
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in LA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cinnamon Teal Fire 2014 FWS 11,235
2 Pintail Fire 2014 FWS 8,889
3 Sac a Lait 2019 FWS 7,445
4 Wilderness 1987 USFS 7,089
5 LEONARD FIRE 2013 FWS 6,396
6 Cottonmouth 2016 FWS 6,389
7 CICADA 2010 FWS 6,270
8 Threat 1 2016 PRI 5,370
9 Wrangler 2010 USFS 4,363
10 Anole 2016 FWS 3,563

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.