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2025 County Report

Fires in Grant County, OR

In 2025, fire departments serving Grant County responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

4,484 residents FIPS 41023 30 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
30
148 across 5 years
Building fires
5
6 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 2
0 civ deaths · 2 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Authorized controlled burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.

30
Total Incidents
Authorized controlled burning 8 26.7%
Building fires 5 16.7%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 3 10.0%
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 2 6.7%
Passenger vehicle fire 2 6.7%
All other categories 10 33.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Grant County?

Jul peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 3
Apr 3
May 1
Jun 3
Jul 6
Aug 1
Sep 4
Oct 3
Nov 4
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Grant County

148 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 38
2022 23
2023 30
2024 27
2025 30
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 5 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
77%
10
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
8%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
15%
2
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Grant County compares

Grant County vs OR vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

6.69
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Grant County
6.69
OR avg
8.47
US avg
7.15
1.12
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Grant County
1.12
OR avg
0.83
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Grant County
0
OR avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Grant County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 41023.

CityPopulation 
John Day 1,561 View ›
Canyon City 834 View ›
Prairie City 717 View ›
Mount Vernon 595 View ›
Dayville 257 View ›
Long Creek 190 View ›
Seneca 167 View ›
Monument 154 View ›
Granite 9 View ›
Waterbury Mill 0 View ›
Galena 0 View ›
Austin 0 View ›
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in OR

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Bootleg 2021 USFS 413,715
2 Saddle Draw 2014 BLM 280,310
3 LIONSHEAD 2020 BIA 198,346
4 Beachie Creek 2020 USFS 193,565
5 Chetco Bar 2017 BLM 190,524
6 Monkey Creek 2024 BLM 178,541
7 RAIL RIDGE 2024 BLM 176,660
8 Double Creek 2022 USFS 175,937
9 Klondike 2018 BLM 173,614
10 Holiday Farm 2020 USFS 173,392

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.