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2025 County Report

Fires in Montgomery County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Montgomery County responded to 1 fire and hazmat incidents.

10,383 residents FIPS 21173 18 cities · 1 fire depts
Total incidents
1
4 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?

Natural vegetation fire, other lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

1
Total Incidents
Natural vegetation fire, other 1 100.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Montgomery County?

Oct peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Montgomery County

4 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 1
2022 1
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
06 How Montgomery County compares

Montgomery County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.1
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Montgomery County
0.1
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Montgomery County
0
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Montgomery County
0
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Montgomery County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21173.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Montgomery County

1 departments report from this county.

Montgomery County
Mt Sterling
FDID 87455 0 incidents 35 paid
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cut Gap 2022 USFS 2,468
2 Blockhouse 2006 USFS 1,896
3 KDF - Confluence 2 2024 USFS 675
4 Addison 2016 USFS 643
5 POORVALLEY 1986 NPS 626
6 Big Valley 2021 USFS 552
7 CUB RUN 1935 NPS 499
8 Hurricane 2022 USFS 485
9 Rockcastle Fire 2019 USFS 484
10 Enoch 2021 USFS 429

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.