In 2025, fire departments serving Oktibbeha County responded to 353 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Dec dips.
1,602 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 215 | |
| 2022 | 194 | |
| 2023 | 392 | |
| 2024 | 448 | |
| 2025 | 353 |
For the 52 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Oktibbeha County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 98% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Starkville | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Starkville | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 3 | $52,000 | Maben | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Starkville | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Starkville | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Maben | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 7 | $28,000 | Starkville | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Starkville | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $7,500 | Maben | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant |
| 10 | $7,000 | Starkville | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 28105.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Starkville | 24,274 | View › |
| Mississippi State | 4,095 | View › |
| Maben | 1,024 | View › |
| Longview | 215 | View › |
| Sturgis | 177 | View › |
| Double Springs | 0 | View › |
| Bradley | 0 | View › |
| Muldrow | 0 | View › |
| Osborn | 0 | View › |
| Craig Springs | 0 | View › |
| Sessums | 0 | View › |
| Rocky Hill | 0 | View › |
3 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 | Toms Camp | 2023 | USFS | 5,301 |
| 2 | Grand Bature Fire | 2016 | PRI | 4,247 |
| 3 | Range 40 | 2022 | USFS | 3,836 |
| 4 | Range 12 | 2022 | USFS | 2,753 |
| 5 | Baldy North | 2023 | USFS | 2,093 |
| 6 | Range 45 Northeast | 2023 | USFS | 1,823 |
| 7 | Indian Creek | 2023 | USFS | 1,771 |
| 8 | County Line | 2023 | USFS | 1,554 |
| 9 | Carson Six | 2024 | USFS | 1,346 |
| 10 | Parces Rd | 2024 | USFS | 1,158 |
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.