In 2025, fire departments serving Hillsborough County responded to 4,080 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $2.5M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 46% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Oct dips.
26,361 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,830 | |
| 2022 | 5,285 | |
| 2023 | 5,273 | |
| 2024 | 6,893 | |
| 2025 | 4,080 |
For the 360 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Hillsborough County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 29% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Tampa | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Tampa | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $800,000 | Tampa | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $700,000 | Tampa | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $681,000 | Tampa | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $639,363 | Tampa | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $628,913 | Apollo Beach | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $600,000 | Tampa | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $500,000 | Tampa | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major |
| 10 | $500,000 | Tampa | Outside storage fire | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 12057.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa | 388,768 | View › |
| Brandon | 114,923 | View › |
| Riverview | 102,467 | View › |
| Town 'n' Country | 89,456 | View › |
| University | 49,148 | View › |
| Plant City | 39,655 | View › |
| Valrico | 38,594 | View › |
| Carrollwood | 36,148 | View › |
| Egypt Lake-Leto | 36,000 | View › |
| Lake Magdalene | 31,546 | View › |
| Sun City Center | 29,290 | View › |
| East Lake-Orient Park | 29,243 | View › |
3 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.