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2025 County Report

Fires in Live Oak County, TX

In 2025, fire departments serving Live Oak County responded to 6 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

4,404 residents FIPS 48297 12 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
6
27 across 5 years
Building fires
0
2 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?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

6
Total Incidents
Grass fire 2 33.3%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 1 16.7%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 1 16.7%
Hazardous condition, other 1 16.7%
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 1 16.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Live Oak County?

Aug peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Live Oak County

27 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 4
2022 9
2023 5
2024 3
2025 6
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 0 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
100%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Live Oak County compares

Live Oak County vs TX vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

1.36
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Live Oak County
1.36
TX avg
7.69
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Live Oak County
0
TX avg
0.7
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Live Oak County
0
TX avg
5.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Live Oak County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 48297.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Live Oak County

2 departments report from this county.

Swinney Switch VFD
Mathis
FDID PW304 0 incidents
Three Rivers VFD
Three Rivers
FDID PW405 0 incidents
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.