In 2025, fire departments serving Monroe County responded to 335 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 45% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Dec dips.
1,905 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 345 | |
| 2022 | 314 | |
| 2023 | 497 | |
| 2024 | 414 | |
| 2025 | 335 |
For the 12 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Monroe County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 92% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | STOCK ISLAND | Water vehicle fire | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | KEY LARGO | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $851,617 | Key West | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | KEY WEST | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | BIG PINE | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | BIG PINE KEY | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant |
| 7 | $124,000 | Key West | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $77,000 | KEY WEST | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant |
| 9 | $69,490 | KEY WEST | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $50,000 | BIG PINE KEY | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 12087.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Key West | 26,078 | View › |
| Key Largo | 12,021 | View › |
| Marathon | 9,789 | View › |
| Islamorada, Village of Islands | 7,044 | View › |
| Stock Island | 4,564 | View › |
| Big Pine Key | 4,502 | View › |
| Big Coppitt Key | 3,188 | View › |
| Tavernier | 2,261 | View › |
| Cudjoe Key | 2,238 | View › |
| North Key Largo | 1,271 | View › |
| Duck Key | 731 | View › |
| Key Colony Beach | 650 | View › |
13 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.