In 2025, fire departments serving Meriwether County responded to 83 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $280K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 75% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips.
567 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 231 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
For the 16 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Meriwether County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $280,000 | GREENVILLE | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $267,300 | Greenville | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $92,000 | Greenville | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Greenville | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $32,732 | Gay | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $24,250 | Manchester | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Gay | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Warm Springs | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant |
| 9 | $300 | Greenville | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $1 | Greenville | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 13199.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 3,612 | View › |
| Greenville | 1,088 | View › |
| Woodbury | 872 | View › |
| Luthersville | 792 | View › |
| Warm Springs | 543 | View › |
| Lone Oak | 182 | View › |
| Gay | 122 | View › |
| Bussey Crossroads | 0 | View › |
| Andrews Crossroads | 0 | View › |
| Edman | 0 | View › |
| Routons Crossroads | 0 | View › |
| Nebula | 0 | 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 | 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 |
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.