In 2025, fire departments serving Palm Beach County responded to 4,629 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.2M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 48% of all calls.
May peaks. Dec dips.
24,402 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,913 | |
| 2022 | 4,828 | |
| 2023 | 5,423 | |
| 2024 | 5,609 | |
| 2025 | 4,629 |
For the 254 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Palm Beach County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 33% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Boca Raton | Water vehicle fire | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | NORTH PALM BEACH | Water vehicle fire | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | PALM BEACH COUNTY | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Boynton Beach | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | WELLINGTON | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Tequesta | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $379,000 | Town of Palm Beach | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Boynton Beach | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $350,000 | Boca Raton | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $300,000 | Boynton Beach | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 12099.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| West Palm Beach | 117,588 | View › |
| Boca Raton | 97,980 | View › |
| Boynton Beach | 80,068 | View › |
| Delray Beach | 66,646 | View › |
| Wellington | 61,373 | View › |
| Jupiter | 60,926 | View › |
| Palm Beach Gardens | 59,088 | View › |
| Greenacres | 43,651 | View › |
| The Acreage | 40,160 | View › |
| Royal Palm Beach | 38,874 | View › |
| Riviera Beach | 37,668 | View › |
| Palm Springs | 26,692 | View › |
27 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.