In 2025, fire departments serving Okaloosa County responded to 878 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $350.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 43% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips.
7,451 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,403 | |
| 2022 | 1,637 | |
| 2023 | 1,714 | |
| 2024 | 1,819 | |
| 2025 | 878 |
For the 108 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Okaloosa County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 99% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000,000 | Fort Walton Beach | Building fires | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Destin | Fire, other | Major |
| 3 | $1,500,000 | Destin | Fire, other | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Crestview | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $750,000 | DESTIN | Water vehicle fire | Major |
| 6 | $670,954 | Crestview | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Fort Walton Beach | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | CRESTVIEW | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $269,061 | Crestview | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $250,000 | Crestview | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 12091.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Crestview | 27,427 | View › |
| Wright | 26,272 | View › |
| Fort Walton Beach | 20,919 | View › |
| Niceville | 15,804 | View › |
| Destin | 13,923 | View › |
| Lake Lorraine | 7,164 | View › |
| Ocean City | 6,108 | View › |
| Valparaiso | 4,889 | View › |
| Mary Esther | 4,018 | View › |
| Hurlburt Field | 2,780 | View › |
| Eglin AFB | 2,759 | View › |
| Shalimar | 918 | View › |
17 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.