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2025 County Report

Fires in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK

In 2025, fire departments serving Hoonah-Angoon Census Area responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $5K property loss.

2,301 residents FIPS 02105 15 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
21
67 across 5 years
Building fires
1
1 wildland
Property loss
$13K
$7K structure · $7K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.

21
Total Incidents
Unauthorized burning 7 33.3%
Aircraft standby 3 14.3%
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 2 9.5%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 2 9.5%
Building fires 1 4.8%
All other categories 6 28.6%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area?

Mar peaks. Aug dips.

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

Year over year in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

67 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 6
2022 3
2023 8
2024 29
2025 21
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 1 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
62%
5
Cause undetermined
12%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
25%
2
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
05 The biggest fires

4 fires · $7K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area during 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $5,000 City and Borough of Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire Significant
2 $1,000 City and Borough of Passenger vehicle fire Significant
3 $500 City of Gustavus Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue Significant
4 $1 City and Borough of Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire Significant
06 How Hoonah-Angoon Census Area compares

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area vs AK vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

9.13
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
9.13
AK avg
8.42
US avg
7.15
0.43
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
0.43
AK avg
1.2
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
0
AK avg
19.5
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

12 cities mapped to FIPS 02105.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in AK

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 832015 1988 AFS 558,928
2 Minto Flats South 2009 DVF 534,911
3 FYU NE 85 1990 BLM 433,768
4 BEAR CREEK 1977 AFS 374,389
5 Simels 1997 BLM 347,860
6 Big Creek Two 2015 BLM 312,918
7 BTTS S 40 1990 BLM 289,913
8 032018 1990 BLM 287,704
9 832064 1988 AFS 284,466
10 Sushgitit Hills 2015 BLM 276,038

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.