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2025 County Report

Fires in Monroe County, MO

In 2025, fire departments serving Monroe County responded to 3 fire and hazmat incidents.

5,193 residents FIPS 29137 23 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
3
43 across 5 years
Building fires
2
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?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

3
Total Incidents
Building fires 2 66.7%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 1 33.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Monroe County?

Mar peaks. Feb dips.

Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 2
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Monroe County

43 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 2
2022 1
2023 6
2024 31
2025 3
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 2 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
100%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Monroe County compares

Monroe County vs MO vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.58
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Monroe County
0.58
MO avg
12.53
US avg
7.15
0.39
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Monroe County
0.39
MO avg
1.62
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Monroe County
0
MO avg
9.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Monroe County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 29137.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Monroe County

2 departments report from this county.

MadisonWest Monroe Fire Prot Dist
Madison
FDID 06902 0 incidents 23 vol
Paris Rural Fire Prot Dist
Paris
FDID 06903 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in MO

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Minninghaw 2011 USFS 4,762
2 Mud Pond 2011 USFS 3,520
3 Willie 2020 USFS 2,472
4 23 Thorny Creek BIL RX 2023 NPS 2,223
5 Carty 2015 USFS 2,145
6 Swan Creek 2019 USFS 2,119
7 Rozell 2018 USFS 2,102
8 Devreaux 2023 USFS 2,028
9 Liberty 2012 USFS 1,623
10 Sugar 2024 USFS 1,611

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.