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2025 County Report

Fires in Harrison County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Harrison County responded to 680 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $70K property loss.

6,519 residents FIPS 21097 26 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
680
3,109 across 5 years
Building fires
21
19 wildland
Property loss
$100K
$70K structure · $30K contents
Casualties
0 / 2
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 2 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Authorized controlled burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 96% of all calls.

680
Total Incidents
Authorized controlled burning 601 88.4%
Building fires 21 3.1%
Grass fire 19 2.8%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 8 1.2%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 6 0.9%
All other categories 25 3.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Harrison County?

Oct peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 34
Feb 40
Mar 73
Apr 88
May 67
Jun 60
Jul 48
Aug 52
Sep 35
Oct 93
Nov 43
Dec 47
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Harrison County

3,109 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 398
2022 575
2023 688
2024 768
2025 680
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 21 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
74%
23
Cause undetermined
10%
3
Intentional / arson
3%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
2
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
7%
2
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $70K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Harrison County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $70,000 Berry Building fires Significant
06 How Harrison County compares

Harrison County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

104.31
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Harrison County
104.31
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
3.22
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Harrison County
3.22
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Harrison County
0
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Harrison County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21097.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Harrison County

4 departments report from this county.

BONNIEVILLE
—
FDID 50239 30 incidents
Krypton Fire Department
—
FDID 97941 18 incidents 1 vol
BERRY
—
FDID 49236 0 incidents
CYNTHIANA FIRE DEPT
—
FDID 49237 0 incidents 19 paid
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cut Gap 2022 USFS 2,468
2 Blockhouse 2006 USFS 1,896
3 KDF - Confluence 2 2024 USFS 675
4 Addison 2016 USFS 643
5 POORVALLEY 1986 NPS 626
6 Big Valley 2021 USFS 552
7 CUB RUN 1935 NPS 499
8 Hurricane 2022 USFS 485
9 Rockcastle Fire 2019 USFS 484
10 Enoch 2021 USFS 429

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.