In 2025, fire departments serving Grant County responded to 292 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $100K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Nov dips.
1,818 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 376 | |
| 2022 | 312 | |
| 2023 | 440 | |
| 2024 | 398 | |
| 2025 | 292 |
For the 34 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Grant County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 89% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Silver City | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Silver City | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Pinos Altos | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Mimbres | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Arenas Valley | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Silver City | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Silver City | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Mimbres | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $10,000 | Silver CIty | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $10,000 | Silver City | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 35017.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Silver City | 9,650 | View › |
| Bayard | 2,152 | View › |
| Little Walnut Village | 1,745 | View › |
| Santa Clara | 1,744 | View › |
| Hurley | 1,561 | View › |
| Arenas Valley | 1,060 | View › |
| Tyrone | 716 | View › |
| Mimbres | 586 | View › |
| Rosedale | 302 | View › |
| San Lorenzo | 260 | View › |
| Hanover | 260 | View › |
| Gila | 189 | View › |
4 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 | Hermits Peak | 2022 | USFS | 341,734 |
| 2 | Black | 2022 | USFS | 325,135 |
| 3 | Calf Canyon | 2022 | USFS | 299,792 |
| 4 | Las Conchas | 2011 | NPS | 156,989 |
| 5 | Donaldson | 2011 | USFS | 96,129 |
| 6 | Johnson | 2021 | USFS | 94,786 |
| 7 | Miller | 2011 | USFS | 88,880 |
| 8 | Miller | 2011 | NPS | 88,817 |
| 9 | Ponil | 2002 | USFS | 86,557 |
| 10 | Pass | 2023 | USFS | 59,934 |
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.