In 2025, fire departments serving Frederick County responded to 599 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $2.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 44% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips.
2,684 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 450 | |
| 2022 | 508 | |
| 2023 | 564 | |
| 2024 | 563 | |
| 2025 | 599 |
For the 85 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Frederick County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 77% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Winchester | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major |
| 2 | $420,000 | Stephens City | Passenger vehicle fire | Major |
| 3 | $420,000 | Stephens City | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $420,000 | Stephens City | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $420,000 | Stephens City | Passenger vehicle fire | Major |
| 6 | $420,000 | Stephens City | Passenger vehicle fire | Major |
| 7 | $251,300 | Winchester | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $249,000 | Winchester | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $212,700 | Winchester | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $157,680 | Cross Junction | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 51069.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Shawneeland | 2,347 | View › |
| Lake Holiday | 2,233 | View › |
| Stephens City | 2,107 | View › |
| Middletown | 1,558 | View › |
| Brucetown | 235 | View › |
| Gore | 36 | View › |
| Rest | 0 | View › |
| Shockeysville | 0 | View › |
| Gravel Springs | 0 | View › |
| Cedar Grove | 0 | View › |
| Cedar Creek Battlefield | 0 | View › |
| Cedar Hill | 0 | View › |
11 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 | PINNACLES | 2000 | NPS | 18,055 |
| 2 | Mount Pleasant | 2016 | USFS | 11,210 |
| 3 | Waterfall Mountain | 2024 | USFS | 6,398 |
| 4 | Waites Run | 2024 | USFS | 6,223 |
| 5 | OLD RAG | 2000 | NPS | 6,127 |
| 6 | BIG RUN | 1986 | NPS | 4,696 |
| 7 | FULTZ RUN | 2002 | NPS | 4,194 |
| 8 | Shop Run | 1999 | NPS | 3,229 |
| 9 | Raven Rock | 2016 | USFS | 2,401 |
| 10 | Tye River | 2018 | USFS | 2,057 |
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.