In 2025, fire departments serving Glenn County responded to 349 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $270K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Natural vegetation fire, other lead by count. Top five categories make up about 47% of all calls.
May peaks. Feb dips.
1,276 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 319 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 323 | |
| 2025 | 349 |
For the 45 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Glenn County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 95% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $270,000 | Willows | Fires in structures other than in a building | Major |
| 2 | $151,000 | ORLAND | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Willows | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Orland | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Willows | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | BLKBUTTE | Grass fire | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | KANAWHA | Grass fire | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Willows | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $15,000 | Willows | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $15,000 | Willows | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06021.
6 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
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.