In 2025, fire departments serving Hall County responded to 368 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips.
4,651 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,094 | |
| 2022 | 1,281 | |
| 2023 | 1,102 | |
| 2024 | 806 | |
| 2025 | 368 |
For the 32 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Hall County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 87% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Gillsville | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Gainesville | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Flowery Branch | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Gainesville | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Gainesville | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Gainesville | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Gainesville | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Gainesville | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 9 | $100,000 | Murrayville | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 10 | $30,000 | Gainesville | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 13139.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Gainesville | 42,780 | View › |
| Flowery Branch | 9,700 | View › |
| Oakwood | 5,132 | View › |
| Lula | 2,880 | View › |
| Clermont | 1,092 | View › |
| Gillsville | 286 | View › |
| Rogers Mill | 0 | View › |
| Chicopee | 0 | View › |
| New Holland | 0 | View › |
| Westside | 0 | View › |
| Tanner Mill | 0 | View › |
| Klondike | 0 | View › |
2 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 | West Mims | 2017 | FWS | 152,527 |
| 2 | GAOKR-FY19-RX-Blackjack Island | 2019 | FWS | 3,367 |
| 3 | South Cut | 2008 | NPS | 2,581 |
| 4 | St. Catherines Island | 2022 | USFS | 2,213 |
| 5 | GAOKR-FY19-RX-Strange Island | 2019 | FWS | 1,999 |
| 6 | GAPDR-FY19-RX-6C/7S/8A/8B | 2019 | FWS | 1,172 |
| 7 | Barrow's Fire | 2016 | PRI | 1,034 |
| 8 | GAOKR-FY19-RX-Mitchell Island | 2019 | FWS | 1,027 |
| 9 | The Nicki Fire | 2014 | FWS | 1,022 |
| 10 | GAPDR-FY19-RX-27A/Stephens | 2019 | FWS | 972 |
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.