In 2025, fire departments serving Gulf County responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $159K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 87% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Mar dips.
36 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
For the 4 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Gulf County during 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $158,703 | Beacon Hill | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Beacon Hill | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Beacon Hill | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Beacon Hill | Fire, other | Significant |
| 5 | $115 | Wewahitchka | Fire, other | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 12045.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Port St. Joe | 3,533 | View › |
| Wewahitchka | 1,668 | View › |
| Highland View | 0 | View › |
| Overstreet | 0 | View › |
| Indian Pass | 0 | View › |
| Iola | 0 | View › |
| Gaskins Still | 0 | View › |
| Milltown | 0 | View › |
| Honeyville | 0 | View › |
| Dalkeith | 0 | View › |
| Beacon Hill | 0 | View › |
| Odena | 0 | View › |
8 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 | DOF Prarie Fire | 2011 | NPS | 68,028 |
| 2 | CP3 RX | 2021 | NPS | 66,918 |
| 3 | Buzzard | 2018 | NPS | 62,454 |
| 4 | Tarpon (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 52,542 |
| 5 | CP-2 Exotics (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 49,703 |
| 6 | EVER CP3 Exotics Rx | 2024 | NPS | 47,986 |
| 7 | ROG-South (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 47,619 |
| 8 | ROG-South/Southern Glades | 2020 | NPS | 43,751 |
| 9 | BICY Kirby Rx FY24 | 2024 | NPS | 39,765 |
| 10 | Mustang Corner | 2008 | NPS | 39,423 |
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.