In 2025, fire departments serving Inyo County responded to 146 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $100K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Aug dips.
750 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 163 | |
| 2022 | 201 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 150 | |
| 2025 | 146 |
For the 9 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Inyo County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 97% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Olancha | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Tecopa | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Charleston View | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | BISHOPAREA | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant |
| 5 | $18,000 | Big Pine | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Big Pine | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | BIGPINEFIREDISTRI | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | BISHOPAREA | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant |
| 9 | $5,000 | Clark County | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $4,000 | Big Pine | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06027.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop | 3,802 | View › |
| Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek | 3,043 | View › |
| West Bishop | 2,430 | View › |
| Big Pine | 1,563 | View › |
| Lone Pine | 1,323 | View › |
| Independence | 850 | View › |
| Round Valley | 739 | View › |
| Wilkerson | 590 | View › |
| Mesa | 374 | View › |
| Homewood Canyon | 224 | View › |
| Tecopa | 187 | View › |
| Olancha | 171 | View › |
4 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
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.