In 2025, fire departments serving Lincoln County responded to 547 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $260K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Mar dips.
3,191 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 645 | |
| 2022 | 694 | |
| 2023 | 676 | |
| 2024 | 629 | |
| 2025 | 547 |
For the 52 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Lincoln County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 96% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $260,000 | Otis | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Lincoln City | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Lincoln City | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $219,400 | Lincoln City | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Lincoln City | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $91,240 | Lincoln City | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Lincoln City | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Lincoln County | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $22,000 | Otis | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $10,000 | Depoe Bay | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 41041.
1 departments report from this county.
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.