In 2025, fire departments serving Harris County responded to 73 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $100K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 75% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Dec dips.
797 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 218 | |
| 2023 | 193 | |
| 2024 | 156 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
For the 13 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Harris County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 99% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Cataula | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Cataula | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Cataula | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Cataula | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Cataula | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Cataula | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Cataula | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Cataula | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $6,000 | Cataula | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $5,000 | Fortson | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 13145.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 1,946 | View › |
| Cataula | 1,829 | View › |
| Pine Mountain | 1,474 | View › |
| Ellerslie | 1,037 | View › |
| Waverly Hall | 700 | View › |
| Antioch | 605 | View › |
| Shiloh | 565 | View › |
| Piney Grove | 381 | View › |
| Mountain Hill | 0 | View › |
| Whitesville | 0 | View › |
| Ridgeway | 0 | View › |
| Rehobeth | 0 | View › |
10 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.