In 2025, fire departments serving Miami-Dade County responded to 7,359 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $5.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other lead by count. Top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips.
38,141 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,317 | |
| 2022 | 7,544 | |
| 2023 | 7,873 | |
| 2024 | 8,048 | |
| 2025 | 7,359 |
For the 421 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Miami-Dade County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 32% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | CORAL GABLES | Building fires | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $3,000,000 | SUNNY ISLES BEACH | Water vehicle fire | Major |
| 3 | $2,000,000 | MIAMI BEACH | Water vehicle fire | Major |
| 4 | $1,500,000 | MIAMI GARDENS | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $1,200,000 | City of Hialeah | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $1,000,000 | MIAMI BEACH | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $1,000,000 | MIAMIDADE | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $900,000 | DORAL | Passenger vehicle fire | Major |
| 9 | $750,000 | BAL HARBOUR | Water vehicle fire | Major |
| 10 | $700,000 | MEDLEY | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 12086.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Miami | 443,665 | View › |
| Hialeah | 222,996 | View › |
| Miami Gardens | 111,618 | View › |
| Miami Beach | 82,400 | View › |
| Homestead | 79,996 | View › |
| Kendall | 78,402 | View › |
| Doral | 74,891 | View › |
| North Miami | 59,854 | View › |
| The Hammocks | 59,843 | View › |
| Fountainebleau | 57,066 | View › |
| Westchester | 53,765 | View › |
| Tamiami | 52,851 | View › |
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.