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2025 County Report

Fires in Parker County, TX

In 2025, fire departments serving Parker County responded to 1,759 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $415K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

58,086 residents FIPS 48367 33 cities · 20 fire depts
Total incidents
1,759
9,130 across 5 years
Building fires
148
250 wildland
Property loss
$5.0M
$3.5M structure · $1.5M contents
Casualties
2 / 3
2 civ deaths · 2 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.

1,759
Total Incidents
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 304 17.3%
Unauthorized burning 265 15.1%
Grass fire 168 9.6%
Building fires 148 8.4%
Authorized controlled burning 137 7.8%
All other categories 737 41.9%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Parker County?

Mar peaks. Jul dips.

Jan 150
Feb 169
Mar 271
Apr 155
May 135
Jun 121
Jul 102
Aug 120
Sep 120
Oct 158
Nov 155
Dec 103
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Parker County

9,130 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 1,478
2022 2,174
2023 2,153
2024 1,566
2025 1,759
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 148 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
51%
233
Cause undetermined
13%
60
Intentional / arson
9%
40
Equipment / heat source failure
9%
42
Under investigation
14%
63
Act of nature (lightning)
4%
20
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $2.0M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Parker County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 59% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $415,000 WEATHERFORD Building fires Major
2 $300,000 Poolville Building fires Major
3 $250,000 WEATHERFORD Building fires Major
4 $225,000 WEATHERFORD Building fires Significant
5 $200,000 WEATHERFORD Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence Significant
6 $150,000 WEATHERFORD Building fires Significant
7 $125,000 WEATHERFORD Building fires Significant
8 $125,000 WEATHERFORD Building fires Significant
9 $125,000 WEATHERFORD Building fires Significant
10 $120,000 ALEDO Building fires Significant
06 How Parker County compares

Parker County vs TX vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

30.28
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Parker County
30.28
TX avg
7.69
US avg
7.15
2.55
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Parker County
2.55
TX avg
0.7
US avg
0.82
34.4
Civilian fire deaths per million
Parker County
34.4
TX avg
5.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Parker County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 48367.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Parker County

20 departments report from this county.

Weatherford FD
Weatherford
FDID SY616 405 incidents 61 paid
Springtown VFD
Springtown
FDID SY414 296 incidents
Aledo FD
Springtown
FDID SY301 268 incidents
La Junta FD
Springtown
FDID SY206 251 incidents
Silver Creek VFD
Springtown
FDID SY209 131 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in TX

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Smokehouse Creek 2024 SF 1,054,154
2 Rock House 2011 NPS 314,377
3 Potter#1FP (Fain Plant) 2006 NPS 22,040
4 Cane 2017 NPS 14,240
5 WF HOLIDAY 1 & 2 2012 FWS 14,181
6 PAIS Front Country S. FY20 RX (ADD-ON) 2020 NPS 13,339
7 Laguna 24 2024 NPS 12,385
8 CUTOFF 2010 NPS 10,280
9 WF Unit 1 1/2 2015 FWS 7,657
10 Big Canyon 1990 NPS 7,432

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.