In 2025, fire departments serving Marion County responded to 3,144 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $2.3M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 47% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips.
17,662 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,314 | |
| 2022 | 3,812 | |
| 2023 | 3,726 | |
| 2024 | 3,666 | |
| 2025 | 3,144 |
For the 142 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Marion County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 49% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,287,771 | OCALA | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | BELLEVIEW | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | DUNNELLON | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $276,699 | DUNNELLON | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $230,000 | SALT SPRINGS | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $209,380 | FORT MCCOY | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Ocala | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | CITRA | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $163,622 | OCKLAWAHA | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $156,389 | BELLEVIEW | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 12083.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Ocala | 63,504 | View › |
| Silver Springs Shores | 25,453 | View › |
| Liberty Triangle | 23,112 | View › |
| Marion Oaks | 20,283 | View › |
| On Top of the World Designated Place | 13,056 | View › |
| Belleview | 5,438 | View › |
| Rainbow Springs | 5,189 | View › |
| Rainbow Lakes Estates | 3,108 | View › |
| Ocala Estates | 3,029 | View › |
| Silver Springs | 2,593 | View › |
| Dunnellon | 2,337 | View › |
| Rainbow Park | 2,059 | View › |
3 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 | DOF Prarie Fire | 2011 | NPS | 68,028 |
| 2 | CP3 RX | 2021 | NPS | 66,918 |
| 3 | Buzzard | 2018 | NPS | 62,454 |
| 4 | Tarpon (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 52,542 |
| 5 | CP-2 Exotics (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 49,703 |
| 6 | EVER CP3 Exotics Rx | 2024 | NPS | 47,986 |
| 7 | ROG-South (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 47,619 |
| 8 | ROG-South/Southern Glades | 2020 | NPS | 43,751 |
| 9 | BICY Kirby Rx FY24 | 2024 | NPS | 39,765 |
| 10 | Mustang Corner | 2008 | NPS | 39,423 |
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.