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2025 County Report

Fires in Ohio County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Ohio County responded to 4 fire and hazmat incidents.

7,887 residents FIPS 21183 56 cities · 7 fire depts
Total incidents
4
84 across 5 years
Building fires
2
0 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.

4
Total Incidents
Building fires 2 50.0%
Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle 2 50.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Ohio County?

Feb peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Ohio County

84 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 28
2022 17
2023 19
2024 16
2025 4
06 How Ohio County compares

Ohio County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.51
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Ohio County
0.51
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
0.25
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Ohio County
0.25
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Ohio County
0
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Ohio County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21183.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Ohio County

7 departments report from this county.

CENTERTOWN
—
FDID 92477 0 incidents
FORDSVILLE
—
FDID 92478 0 incidents
HARTFORD
Hartford
FDID 92479 0 incidents 17 vol
DUNDEE VOLUNTEER
—
FDID 92480 0 incidents
ROCKPORT
—
FDID 92622 0 incidents
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.