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2025 County Report

Fires in Peach County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Peach County responded to 8 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

14,508 residents FIPS 13225 11 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
8
1,229 across 5 years
Building fires
3
1 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 88% of all calls.

8
Total Incidents
Building fires 3 37.5%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 1 12.5%
Fire in portable building, fixed location 1 12.5%
Passenger vehicle fire 1 12.5%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 12.5%
All other categories 1 12.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Peach County?

Apr peaks. Feb dips.

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

Year over year in Peach County

1,229 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 213
2022 424
2023 436
2024 148
2025 8
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
20%
1
Cause undetermined
20%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
60%
3
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Peach County compares

Peach County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.55
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Peach County
0.55
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
0.21
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Peach County
0.21
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Peach County
0
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Peach County

11 cities mapped to FIPS 13225.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Peach County

3 departments report from this county.

PEACH COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID 11101 0 incidents
Fort Valley FD
Fort Valley
FDID 11102 0 incidents 17 paid
Byron Fire Department
Byron
FDID 11104 0 incidents 6 paid 22 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in GA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 West Mims 2017 FWS 152,527
2 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Blackjack Island 2019 FWS 3,367
3 South Cut 2008 NPS 2,581
4 St. Catherines Island 2022 USFS 2,213
5 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Strange Island 2019 FWS 1,999
6 GAPDR-FY19-RX-6C/7S/8A/8B 2019 FWS 1,172
7 Barrow's Fire 2016 PRI 1,034
8 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Mitchell Island 2019 FWS 1,027
9 The Nicki Fire 2014 FWS 1,022
10 GAPDR-FY19-RX-27A/Stephens 2019 FWS 972

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.