In 2025, fire departments serving Madera County responded to 1,385 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.2M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Nov dips.
6,951 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,341 | |
| 2022 | 1,347 | |
| 2023 | 1,384 | |
| 2024 | 1,494 | |
| 2025 | 1,385 |
For the 91 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Madera County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 43% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,240,000 | Madera | Cultivated orchard or vineyard fire | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | MADERACITY | Fires in structures other than in a building | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | ROLLINGHILLS | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | ONEALS | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $320,000 | BASSLAKE | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | MADERACITY | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | MADERAACRES | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | MADERAACRES | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major |
| 9 | $296,049 | MADERAACRES | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $250,000 | MADERACITY | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06039.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Madera | 66,784 | View › |
| Chowchilla | 18,772 | View › |
| Madera Acres | 9,794 | View › |
| Bonadelle Ranchos | 5,635 | View › |
| Yosemite Lakes | 5,232 | View › |
| Oakhurst | 5,003 | View › |
| Coarsegold | 4,578 | View › |
| Madera Ranchos | 3,357 | View › |
| North Fork | 3,279 | View › |
| Parksdale | 2,500 | View › |
| Parkwood | 2,073 | View › |
| Ahwahnee | 1,896 | View › |
5 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
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.