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2025 County Report

Fires in Juniata County, PA

In 2025, fire departments serving Juniata County responded to 146 fire and hazmat incidents.

13,512 residents FIPS 42067 54 cities · 9 fire depts
Total incidents
146
1,924 across 5 years
Building fires
56
34 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 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 73% of all calls.

146
Total Incidents
Building fires 56 38.4%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 20 13.7%
Power line down 13 8.9%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 11 7.5%
Hazardous condition, other 6 4.1%
All other categories 40 27.4%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Juniata County?

Mar peaks. Oct dips.

Jan 10
Feb 8
Mar 44
Apr 3
May 21
Jun 6
Jul 9
Aug 23
Sep 21
Oct 0
Nov 1
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Juniata County

1,924 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 414
2022 450
2023 487
2024 427
2025 146
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 56 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
73%
19
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
4%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
4%
1
Under investigation
12%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
7%
2
06 How Juniata County compares

Juniata County vs PA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

10.81
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Juniata County
10.81
PA avg
6.48
US avg
7.15
4.14
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Juniata County
4.14
PA avg
1.39
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Juniata County
0
PA avg
6.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Juniata County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 42067.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Juniata County

9 departments report from this county.

Friendship Fire Company Port
Port Royal
FDID 34001 26 incidents
Mifflintown Hose Company No 1
Mifflintown
FDID 34002 17 incidents
Fayette Fire Company
McAlisterville
FDID 34004 14 incidents
BEALE TOWNSHIP FIRE COMP
PORT ROYAL
FDID 34005 12 incidents 15 vol
Delaware Township Fire Company
Mifflintown
FDID 34006 12 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in PA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Hopewell 2012 NPS 812
2 Blue Mountain 2024 NPS 577
3 River Road 2023 USFS 430
4 SNYDER 1999 NPS 374
5 Town Line Church 1984 USFS 207
6 Little Round Top Munshower 2021 NPS 79
7 Sugar Bay 2023 USFS 62
8 Spring 2003 USFS 53
9 Salmon Creek 2010 USFS 48
10 BELLTOWN 2011 USFS 42

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.