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2025 County Report

Fires in Humphreys County, MS

In 2025, fire departments serving Humphreys County responded to 74 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $20K property loss.

3,026 residents FIPS 28053 20 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
74
514 across 5 years
Building fires
8
18 wildland
Property loss
$20K
$20K structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.

74
Total Incidents
Grass fire 17 23.0%
Passenger vehicle fire 9 12.2%
Building fires 8 10.8%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 8 10.8%
Fires in structures other than in a building 6 8.1%
All other categories 26 35.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Humphreys County?

Mar peaks. Jun dips.

Jan 9
Feb 8
Mar 13
Apr 4
May 6
Jun 0
Jul 6
Aug 7
Sep 9
Oct 12
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Humphreys County

514 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 90
2022 33
2023 154
2024 163
2025 74
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 8 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
55%
17
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
3%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
3%
1
Under investigation
39%
12
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $20K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Humphreys County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $20,000 Belzoni Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
06 How Humphreys County compares

Humphreys County vs MS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

24.45
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Humphreys County
24.45
MS avg
16.75
US avg
7.15
2.64
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Humphreys County
2.64
MS avg
2.71
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Humphreys County
0
MS avg
22.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Humphreys County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 28053.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in MS

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Toms Camp 2023 USFS 5,301
2 Grand Bature Fire 2016 PRI 4,247
3 Range 40 2022 USFS 3,836
4 Range 12 2022 USFS 2,753
5 Baldy North 2023 USFS 2,093
6 Range 45 Northeast 2023 USFS 1,823
7 Indian Creek 2023 USFS 1,771
8 County Line 2023 USFS 1,554
9 Carson Six 2024 USFS 1,346
10 Parces Rd 2024 USFS 1,158

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.