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2025 County Report

Fires in Hood River County, OR

In 2025, fire departments serving Hood River County responded to 147 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

13,286 residents FIPS 41027 12 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
147
848 across 5 years
Building fires
38
21 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 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 61% of all calls.

147
Total Incidents
Building fires 38 25.9%
Unauthorized burning 27 18.4%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 10 6.8%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 9 6.1%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 6 4.1%
All other categories 57 38.8%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Hood River County?

Jan peaks. Aug dips.

Jan 19
Feb 14
Mar 9
Apr 17
May 18
Jun 15
Jul 15
Aug 6
Sep 11
Oct 11
Nov 6
Dec 6
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Hood River County

848 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 141
2022 210
2023 179
2024 171
2025 147
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 38 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
55%
27
Cause undetermined
16%
8
Intentional / arson
6%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
8%
4
Under investigation
10%
5
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
1
06 How Hood River County compares

Hood River County vs OR vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

11.06
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Hood River County
11.06
OR avg
8.47
US avg
7.15
2.86
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Hood River County
2.86
OR avg
0.83
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Hood River County
0
OR avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Hood River County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 41027.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in OR

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Bootleg 2021 USFS 413,715
2 Saddle Draw 2014 BLM 280,310
3 LIONSHEAD 2020 BIA 198,346
4 Beachie Creek 2020 USFS 193,565
5 Chetco Bar 2017 BLM 190,524
6 Monkey Creek 2024 BLM 178,541
7 RAIL RIDGE 2024 BLM 176,660
8 Double Creek 2022 USFS 175,937
9 Klondike 2018 BLM 173,614
10 Holiday Farm 2020 USFS 173,392

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.