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2025 County Report

Fires in Lincoln County, WA

In 2025, fire departments serving Lincoln County responded to 69 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $315K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

5,719 residents FIPS 53043 32 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
69
324 across 5 years
Building fires
7
33 wildland
Property loss
$1.1M
$860K structure · $208K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.

69
Total Incidents
Forest, woods or wildland fire 16 23.2%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 10 14.5%
Unauthorized burning 10 14.5%
Building fires 7 10.1%
Authorized controlled burning 6 8.7%
All other categories 20 29.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Lincoln County?

Jul peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 1
Feb 1
Mar 2
Apr 5
May 6
Jun 8
Jul 18
Aug 9
Sep 8
Oct 5
Nov 5
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Lincoln County

324 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 67
2022 71
2023 57
2024 60
2025 69
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 7 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
25%
7
Cause undetermined
14%
4
Intentional / arson
7%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
21%
6
Under investigation
21%
6
Act of nature (lightning)
12%
3
05 The biggest fires

9 fires · $860K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Lincoln County during 2025. These 9 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $315,000 Davenport Building fires Major
2 $300,000 Reardan Building fires Major
3 $150,000 Reardan Building fires Significant
4 $50,000 Ford Building fires Significant
5 $20,000 Ford Building fires Significant
6 $10,000 Ford Passenger vehicle fire Significant
7 $5,000 Davenport Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire Significant
8 $5,000 Davenport Forest, woods or wildland fire Significant
9 $5,000 Ford Building fires Significant
06 How Lincoln County compares

Lincoln County vs WA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

12.07
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Lincoln County
12.07
WA avg
8.31
US avg
7.15
1.22
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Lincoln County
1.22
WA avg
0.69
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Lincoln County
0
WA avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Lincoln County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 53043.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in WA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Carlton 2014 BLM 230,101
2 Cold Springs 2020 BIA 189,911
3 Range 12 2016 DOD 176,834
4 Range 12 2016 BLM 175,245
5 Tunk Block 2015 BLM 165,004
6 North Star 2015 USFS 165,003
7 Diamond Creek 2017 USFS 126,836
8 Lime Belt 2015 BLM 120,526
9 SCHNEIDER SPRINGS 2021 USFS 107,352
10 Colockum Tarps 2013 BLM 81,513

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.