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2025 County Report

Fires in Henry County, AL

In 2025, fire departments serving Henry County responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $100K property loss.

7,996 residents FIPS 01067 22 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
14
96 across 5 years
Building fires
7
2 wildland
Property loss
$301K
$226K structure · $75K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.

14
Total Incidents
Building fires 7 50.0%
Fire, other 1 7.1%
Fires in structures other than in a building 1 7.1%
Passenger vehicle fire 1 7.1%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 7.1%
All other categories 3 21.4%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Henry County?

Feb peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 3
Mar 0
Apr 3
May 2
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 2
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 1
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Henry County

96 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 7
2022 10
2023 34
2024 31
2025 14
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 7 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
50%
5
Cause undetermined
10%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
10%
1
Under investigation
20%
2
Act of nature (lightning)
10%
1
05 The biggest fires

6 fires · $226K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Henry County during 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $100,000 Headland Building fires Significant
2 $60,000 Headland Building fires Significant
3 $25,000 Headland Building fires Significant
4 $25,000 Newville Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
5 $15,000 Headland Fire, other Significant
6 $1,000 Abbeville Building fires Significant
06 How Henry County compares

Henry County vs AL vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

1.75
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Henry County
1.75
AL avg
9.37
US avg
7.15
0.88
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Henry County
0.88
AL avg
1.28
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Henry County
0
AL avg
11.3
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Henry County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 01067.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in AL

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 426 B 2019 USFS 2,671
2 Lake Chinnabee 2016 USFS 2,228
3 742 2019 USFS 1,787
4 Rd07-09 2006 NPS 1,467
5 Big Candle 2019 USFS 1,272
6 Half Way 2016 USFS 1,066
7 LRP NORTHEAST SOUTH RX 2023 NPS 1,026
8 Welcome Home 1 2016 USFS 1,008
9 Road 09-08 WF 2006 NPS 978
10 Caney Head 2016 USFS 932

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.