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2025 County Report

Fires in Jackson County, TX

In 2025, fire departments serving Jackson County responded to 162 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

9,327 residents FIPS 48239 13 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
162
311 across 5 years
Building fires
4
45 wildland
Property loss
$200
$0 structure · $200 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Fire, other lead by count. Top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.

162
Total Incidents
Fire, other 34 21.0%
Grass fire 33 20.4%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 27 16.7%
Aircraft standby 11 6.8%
Passenger vehicle fire 10 6.2%
All other categories 47 29.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Jackson County?

Mar peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 13
Feb 14
Mar 23
Apr 14
May 15
Jun 7
Jul 8
Aug 22
Sep 14
Oct 22
Nov 5
Dec 5
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Jackson County

311 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 5
2022 113
2023 3
2024 28
2025 162
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 4 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
60%
52
Cause undetermined
8%
7
Intentional / arson
5%
4
Equipment / heat source failure
14%
12
Under investigation
7%
6
Act of nature (lightning)
6%
5
06 How Jackson County compares

Jackson County vs TX vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

17.37
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Jackson County
17.37
TX avg
7.69
US avg
7.15
0.43
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Jackson County
0.43
TX avg
0.7
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Jackson County
0
TX avg
5.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Jackson County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 48239.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Jackson County

3 departments report from this county.

Jackson County ESD No 3
Edna
FDID NC501 110 incidents
Ganado VFD
Ganado
FDID NC402 66 incidents 23 vol
Carancahua VFD
Palacios
FDID NC404 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in TX

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Smokehouse Creek 2024 SF 1,054,154
2 Rock House 2011 NPS 314,377
3 Potter#1FP (Fain Plant) 2006 NPS 22,040
4 Cane 2017 NPS 14,240
5 WF HOLIDAY 1 & 2 2012 FWS 14,181
6 PAIS Front Country S. FY20 RX (ADD-ON) 2020 NPS 13,339
7 Laguna 24 2024 NPS 12,385
8 CUTOFF 2010 NPS 10,280
9 WF Unit 1 1/2 2015 FWS 7,657
10 Big Canyon 1990 NPS 7,432

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.