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2025 County Report

Fires in Macon County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Macon County responded to 95 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

5,763 residents FIPS 13193 16 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
95
1,023 across 5 years
Building fires
14
25 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 47% of all calls.

95
Total Incidents
Building fires 14 14.7%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 11 11.6%
Grass fire 8 8.4%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 6 6.3%
Power line down 6 6.3%
All other categories 50 52.6%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Macon County?

May peaks. Jul dips.

Jan 11
Feb 10
Mar 13
Apr 11
May 14
Jun 5
Jul 1
Aug 4
Sep 3
Oct 8
Nov 8
Dec 7
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Macon County

1,023 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 182
2022 334
2023 268
2024 144
2025 95
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 14 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
79%
15
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
16%
3
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
1
06 How Macon County compares

Macon County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

16.48
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Macon County
16.48
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
2.43
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Macon County
2.43
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Macon County
0
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Macon County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 13193.

CityPopulation 
Montezuma 3,040 View ›
Oglethorpe 1,084 View ›
Marshallville 1,014 View ›
Ideal 625 View ›
Fountainville 0 View ›
Bartlett 0 View ›
Spalding 0 View ›
Hicks 0 View ›
Saint Louis 0 View ›
Clearview 0 View ›
Four Points 0 View ›
Fields 0 View ›
08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Macon County

3 departments report from this county.

Montezuma Fire Emergency Svc
—
FDID 09403 39 incidents 5 paid
MARSHALLVILLE FDUnder County
Marshallville
FDID 09402 0 incidents 27 vol
IDEAL VOL FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID 09405 0 incidents 14 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in GA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 West Mims 2017 FWS 152,527
2 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Blackjack Island 2019 FWS 3,367
3 South Cut 2008 NPS 2,581
4 St. Catherines Island 2022 USFS 2,213
5 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Strange Island 2019 FWS 1,999
6 GAPDR-FY19-RX-6C/7S/8A/8B 2019 FWS 1,172
7 Barrow's Fire 2016 PRI 1,034
8 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Mitchell Island 2019 FWS 1,027
9 The Nicki Fire 2014 FWS 1,022
10 GAPDR-FY19-RX-27A/Stephens 2019 FWS 972

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.