In 2025, fire departments serving Macon County responded to 1,587 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $700K property loss.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips.
7,308 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,248 | |
| 2022 | 1,276 | |
| 2023 | 1,740 | |
| 2024 | 1,457 | |
| 2025 | 1,587 |
For the 242 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Macon County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 52% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Blue Mound | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Decatur | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Decatur | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | WARRENSBURG | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Village of Warrensbu | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Decatur | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Decatur | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Decatur | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $150,000 | Decatur | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $75,000 | Decatur | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 17115.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur | 70,975 | View › |
| Mount Zion | 6,255 | View › |
| Forsyth | 3,856 | View › |
| Maroa | 1,781 | View › |
| Harristown | 1,494 | View › |
| Long Creek | 1,318 | View › |
| Warrensburg | 1,203 | View › |
| Macon | 1,080 | View › |
| Oreana | 1,076 | View › |
| Blue Mound | 934 | View › |
| Argenta | 900 | View › |
| Niantic | 748 | View › |
11 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 | Red Shale RX | 2024 | FWS | 1,290 |
| 2 | Herrin Flats RX | 2024 | FWS | 1,134 |
| 3 | Beach RX | 2024 | FWS | 864 |
| 4 | Hampton North RX | 2024 | FWS | 708 |
| 5 | Hampton RX | 2024 | FWS | 668 |
| 6 | Grassy Creek 2 RX | 2024 | FWS | 621 |
| 7 | Chamness RX | 2024 | FWS | 610 |
| 8 | Greenbriar RX | 2024 | FWS | 590 |
| 9 | COR - Devils Kitchen West RX | 2024 | FWS | 468 |
| 10 | Smith RX | 2024 | FWS | 366 |
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.