In 2025, fire departments serving Platte County responded to 48 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $200K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Oct dips.
254 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
For the 7 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Platte County during 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Wheatland | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Wheatland | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $7,000 | Wheatland | Grass fire | Significant |
| 4 | $2,500 | Wheatland | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Wheatland | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $200 | Wheatland | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 56031.
10 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 | Clover Mist | 1988 | USFS | 341,291 |
| 2 | CLOVERMIST | 1988 | NPS | 232,190 |
| 3 | Hellroaring | 1988 | USFS | 206,358 |
| 4 | Storm Creek | 1988 | USFS | 206,056 |
| 5 | East Troublesome | 2020 | USFS | 193,693 |
| 6 | Mullen | 2020 | USFS | 176,787 |
| 7 | HUCK | 1988 | NPS | 120,297 |
| 8 | Elk | 2024 | USFS | 98,351 |
| 9 | Pack Trail | 2024 | USFS | 89,929 |
| 10 | MINK | 1988 | NPS | 88,369 |
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.