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2025 County Report

Fires in Jefferson County, MS

In 2025, fire departments serving Jefferson County responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents.

1,640 residents FIPS 28063 18 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
20
76 across 5 years
Building fires
9
5 wildland
Property loss
$5K
$0 structure · $5K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.

20
Total Incidents
Building fires 9 45.0%
Grass fire 3 15.0%
Passenger vehicle fire 2 10.0%
Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other 1 5.0%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 1 5.0%
All other categories 4 20.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Jefferson County?

Oct peaks. May dips.

Jan 3
Feb 1
Mar 3
Apr 3
May 0
Jun 2
Jul 0
Aug 2
Sep 2
Oct 4
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Jefferson County

76 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 6
2022 5
2023 21
2024 24
2025 20
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 9 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
50%
8
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
6%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
1
Under investigation
25%
4
Act of nature (lightning)
13%
2
06 How Jefferson County compares

Jefferson County vs MS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

12.2
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Jefferson County
12.2
MS avg
16.75
US avg
7.15
5.49
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Jefferson County
5.49
MS avg
2.71
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Jefferson County
0
MS avg
22.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Jefferson County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 28063.

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.