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2025 County Report

Fires in Humboldt County, NV

In 2025, fire departments serving Humboldt County responded to 2 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

9,144 residents FIPS 32013 27 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
2
40 across 5 years
Building fires
0
0 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?

Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

2
Total Incidents
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 1 50.0%
Prescribed fire 1 50.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Humboldt County?

Oct peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Humboldt County

40 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 3
2022 14
2023 17
2024 4
2025 2
06 How Humboldt County compares

Humboldt County vs NV vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.22
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Humboldt County
0.22
NV avg
5.23
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Humboldt County
0
NV avg
0.44
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Humboldt County
0
NV avg
4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Humboldt County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 32013.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Humboldt County

3 departments report from this county.

McDermitt Fire Protection Dist
McDermitt
FDID 08904 2 incidents
Winnemucca VFD
Winnemucca
FDID 08000 0 incidents 1 paid 24 vol
Humboldt FPD
—
FDID 08250 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in NV

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Martin 2018 BLM 431,753
2 Winters 2006 BLM 238,462
3 South Sugarloaf 2018 BLM 233,461
4 Roosters Comb 2017 BLM 204,879
5 Sadler 1999 BLM 199,181
6 WEST FORK 2007 BLM 161,934
7 West Fork 2007 BLM 154,973
8 Snowstorm 2017 BLM 154,454
9 Charleston 2006 BLM 149,245
10 Antelope 2 1999 BLM 140,277

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.