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2025 County Report

Fires in Greene County, MO

In 2025, fire departments serving Greene County responded to 2,553 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.1M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

210,752 residents FIPS 29077 34 cities · 7 fire depts
Total incidents
2,553
13,519 across 5 years
Building fires
298
275 wildland
Property loss
$11.1M
$8.3M structure · $2.7M contents
Casualties
6 / 5
6 civ deaths · 3 civ inj · 2 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.

2,553
Total Incidents
Unauthorized burning 463 18.1%
Building fires 298 11.7%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 243 9.5%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 205 8.0%
Authorized controlled burning 185 7.2%
All other categories 1,159 45.4%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Greene County?

Mar peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 171
Feb 162
Mar 382
Apr 236
May 283
Jun 289
Jul 227
Aug 224
Sep 216
Oct 203
Nov 158
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Greene County

13,519 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 2,846
2022 2,771
2023 2,191
2024 3,158
2025 2,553
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 298 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
43%
224
Cause undetermined
22%
114
Intentional / arson
20%
104
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
33
Under investigation
4%
20
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
28
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $4.1M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Greene County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 50% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $1,077,300 SPRINGFIELD Building fires Major
2 $850,000 ROGERSVILLE Building fires Major
3 $500,000 Ash Grove Passenger vehicle fire Major
4 $432,000 SPRINGFIELD Fires in structures other than in a building Major
5 $300,000 Springfield Building fires Major
6 $240,000 Republic Building fires Significant
7 $200,000 Republic Building fires Significant
8 $200,000 Springfield Building fires Significant
9 $200,000 Brookline Building fires Significant
10 $150,000 SPRINGFIELD Building fires Significant
06 How Greene County compares

Greene County vs MO vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

12.11
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Greene County
12.11
MO avg
12.53
US avg
7.15
1.41
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Greene County
1.41
MO avg
1.62
US avg
0.82
28.5
Civilian fire deaths per million
Greene County
28.5
MO avg
9.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Greene County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 29077.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Greene County

7 departments report from this county.

Fair Grove Fire Prot Dist
Fair Grove
FDID 03913 89 incidents 4 paid 2 vol
Willard Fire Prot Dist
Willard
FDID 03905 62 incidents
Strafford Fire Prot Dist
Strafford
FDID 03909 16 incidents 16 paid 15 vol
Walnut Grove Fire Prot Dist
WALNUT GROVE
FDID 03906 0 incidents 20 vol
Pleasant View Fire Dept
—
FDID 03912 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in MO

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Minninghaw 2011 USFS 4,762
2 Mud Pond 2011 USFS 3,520
3 Willie 2020 USFS 2,472
4 23 Thorny Creek BIL RX 2023 NPS 2,223
5 Carty 2015 USFS 2,145
6 Swan Creek 2019 USFS 2,119
7 Rozell 2018 USFS 2,102
8 Devreaux 2023 USFS 2,028
9 Liberty 2012 USFS 1,623
10 Sugar 2024 USFS 1,611

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.