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2025 County Report

Fires in Oliver County, ND

In 2025, fire departments serving Oliver County responded to 12 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

554 residents FIPS 38065 7 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
12
48 across 5 years
Building fires
4
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 83% of all calls.

12
Total Incidents
Building fires 4 33.3%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2 16.7%
Power line down 2 16.7%
Fires in structures other than in a building 1 8.3%
Cooking fire, confined to container 1 8.3%
All other categories 2 16.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Oliver County?

Feb peaks. Apr dips.

Jan 1
Feb 3
Mar 1
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 3
Jul 2
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Oliver County

48 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 4
2022 11
2023 5
2024 16
2025 12
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 4 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
67%
6
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
22%
2
Under investigation
11%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Oliver County compares

Oliver County vs ND vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

21.66
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Oliver County
21.66
ND avg
7.91
US avg
7.15
7.22
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Oliver County
7.22
ND avg
0.77
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Oliver County
0
ND avg
11.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Oliver County

7 cities mapped to FIPS 38065.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in ND

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Windy 2021 USFS 16,161
2 Elkhorn 2024 USFS 10,884
3 Pautre 2013 USFS 10,679
4 LITTLE SWALLOW 2021 BIA 9,057
5 BlackHorseCreek 2006 USFS 7,830
6 Mike'SCreek 1988 USFS 5,819
7 Hwy31 & 101ST West 2022 BIA 5,289
8 Horse Pasture 2021 USFS 4,647
9 Roosevelt Creek 2021 USFS 4,580
10 RidgeRoad 2015 USFS 3,328

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.