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2025 County Report

Fires in Magoffin County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Magoffin County responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

1,880 residents FIPS 21153 53 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
30
203 across 5 years
Building fires
4
8 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?

Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.

30
Total Incidents
Hazardous condition, other 7 23.3%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 6 20.0%
Building fires 4 13.3%
Fire, other 2 6.7%
Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence 2 6.7%
All other categories 9 30.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Magoffin County?

Mar peaks. Jul dips.

Jan 3
Feb 3
Mar 8
Apr 5
May 5
Jun 2
Jul 0
Aug 2
Sep 0
Oct 1
Nov 1
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Magoffin County

203 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 28
2022 65
2023 35
2024 45
2025 30
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 4 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
100%
8
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Magoffin County compares

Magoffin County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

15.96
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Magoffin County
15.96
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
2.13
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Magoffin County
2.13
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Magoffin County
0
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Magoffin County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21153.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Magoffin County

2 departments report from this county.

North Magoffin VFD
Salyersville
FDID 77947 1 incidents 23 vol
SALYERSVILLE
Salyersville
FDID 77391 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cut Gap 2022 USFS 2,468
2 Blockhouse 2006 USFS 1,896
3 KDF - Confluence 2 2024 USFS 675
4 Addison 2016 USFS 643
5 POORVALLEY 1986 NPS 626
6 Big Valley 2021 USFS 552
7 CUB RUN 1935 NPS 499
8 Hurricane 2022 USFS 485
9 Rockcastle Fire 2019 USFS 484
10 Enoch 2021 USFS 429

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.