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2025 County Report

Fires in Piute County, UT

In 2025, fire departments serving Piute County responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $20K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

1,605 residents FIPS 49031 12 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
20
73 across 5 years
Building fires
0
6 wildland
Property loss
$85K
$34K structure · $51K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.

20
Total Incidents
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 4 20.0%
Unauthorized burning 4 20.0%
Passenger vehicle fire 3 15.0%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 3 15.0%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2 10.0%
All other categories 4 20.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Piute County?

Feb peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 6
Mar 0
Apr 0
May 1
Jun 4
Jul 2
Aug 3
Sep 0
Oct 1
Nov 1
Dec 2
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Piute County

73 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 8
2022 5
2023 7
2024 33
2025 20
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 0 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
100%
5
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

3 fires · $34K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Piute County during 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $20,000 JUAB NEPHI Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
2 $10,000 JUAB NEPHI Passenger vehicle fire Significant
3 $4,000 JUAB NEPHI Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Piute County compares

Piute County vs UT vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

12.46
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Piute County
12.46
UT avg
5.05
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Piute County
0
UT avg
0.46
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Piute County
0
UT avg
1.3
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Piute County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 49031.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Piute County

3 departments report from this county.

Circleville FD
—
FDID 31001 0 incidents 1 vol
Junction FD
—
FDID 31002 0 incidents
Marysvale FD
—
FDID 31004 0 incidents 1 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in UT

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Milford Flat 2007 USFS 337,676
2 Milford Flat 2007 BLM 337,676
3 Leamington Complex 1996 USFS 157,943
4 Leamington Complex 1996 USFS 157,943
5 Clay Springs 2012 USFS 107,766
6 Clay Springs 2012 BLM 107,766
7 Pole Creek 2018 BLM 101,423
8 PHINNEY LAKE 2020 USFS 91,320
9 Diamond Creek 2002 BLM 88,420
10 EAST FORK 2020 USFS 87,067

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.