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2025 County Report

Fires in Mitchell County, TX

In 2025, fire departments serving Mitchell County responded to 2 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

5,692 residents FIPS 48335 7 cities · 1 fire depts
Total incidents
2
6 across 5 years
Building fires
0
1 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?

Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

2
Total Incidents
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 1 50.0%
Grass fire 1 50.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Mitchell County?

Sep peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Mitchell County

6 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 0
2022 3
2023 1
2024 0
2025 2
06 How Mitchell County compares

Mitchell County vs TX vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.35
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Mitchell County
0.35
TX avg
7.69
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Mitchell County
0
TX avg
0.7
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Mitchell County
0
TX avg
5.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Mitchell County

7 cities mapped to FIPS 48335.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Mitchell County

1 departments report from this county.

Colorado City VFD
Colorado City
FDID RY501 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in TX

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Smokehouse Creek 2024 SF 1,054,154
2 Rock House 2011 NPS 314,377
3 Potter#1FP (Fain Plant) 2006 NPS 22,040
4 Cane 2017 NPS 14,240
5 WF HOLIDAY 1 & 2 2012 FWS 14,181
6 PAIS Front Country S. FY20 RX (ADD-ON) 2020 NPS 13,339
7 Laguna 24 2024 NPS 12,385
8 CUTOFF 2010 NPS 10,280
9 WF Unit 1 1/2 2015 FWS 7,657
10 Big Canyon 1990 NPS 7,432

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.