In 2025, fire departments serving Jackson County responded to 1,995 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $400K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 53% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Oct dips.
9,756 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,035 | |
| 2022 | 2,236 | |
| 2023 | 1,662 | |
| 2024 | 1,828 | |
| 2025 | 1,995 |
For the 184 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Jackson County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 68% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Medford | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Medford | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Central Point | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $115,000 | Gold Hill | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Medford | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Medford | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $60,630 | Medford | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Rogue River | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $50,000 | Medford | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $50,000 | Medford | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 41029.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Medford | 85,539 | View › |
| Ashland | 21,401 | View › |
| Central Point | 19,123 | View › |
| White City | 11,123 | View › |
| Eagle Point | 9,735 | View › |
| Talent | 6,256 | View › |
| Phoenix | 4,389 | View › |
| Shady Cove | 3,084 | View › |
| Jacksonville | 3,008 | View › |
| Rogue River | 1,997 | View › |
| Ruch | 1,368 | View › |
| Gold Hill | 1,261 | View › |
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.