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2025 County Report

Fires in Kerr County, TX

In 2025, fire departments serving Kerr County responded to 322 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $750K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

28,139 residents FIPS 48265 6 cities · 8 fire depts
Total incidents
322
1,234 across 5 years
Building fires
16
32 wildland
Property loss
$2.6M
$1.6M structure · $1.0M contents
Casualties
0 / 1
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.

322
Total Incidents
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 64 19.9%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 53 16.5%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 20 6.2%
Authorized controlled burning 20 6.2%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 17 5.3%
All other categories 148 46.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Kerr County?

Mar peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 17
Feb 21
Mar 40
Apr 20
May 33
Jun 21
Jul 38
Aug 35
Sep 31
Oct 19
Nov 26
Dec 21
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Kerr County

1,234 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 239
2022 297
2023 185
2024 191
2025 322
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 16 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
38%
25
Cause undetermined
14%
9
Intentional / arson
8%
5
Equipment / heat source failure
21%
14
Under investigation
17%
11
Act of nature (lightning)
2%
2
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $1.5M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Kerr County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 93% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $750,000 Kerrville Road freight or transport vehicle fire Major
2 $200,000 Kerrville Building fires Significant
3 $150,000 Kerrville Building fires Significant
4 $128,000 Kerrville Building fires Significant
5 $85,000 Kerrville Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
6 $55,000 Kerrville Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle Significant
7 $30,000 KERRVILLE Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence Significant
8 $30,000 Kerrville Building fires Significant
9 $30,000 Kerrville Passenger vehicle fire Significant
10 $20,000 Kerrville Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Kerr County compares

Kerr County vs TX vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

11.44
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Kerr County
11.44
TX avg
7.69
US avg
7.15
0.57
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Kerr County
0.57
TX avg
0.7
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Kerr County
0
TX avg
5.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Kerr County

6 cities mapped to FIPS 48265.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Kerr County

8 departments report from this county.

Kerrville FD
Kerrville
FDID NX604 299 incidents
Center Point VFD
Center Point
FDID NX201 16 incidents 21 vol
Hunt VFD
Hunt
FDID NX202 5 incidents
Turtle Creek VFD
Kerrville
FDID NX207 1 incidents 14 vol
Mountain Home VFD
MOUNTAIN HOME
FDID NX106 0 incidents 18 vol
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.