Home› Counties› TX› Robertson County
2025 County Report

Fires in Robertson County, TX

In 2025, fire departments serving Robertson County responded to 385 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $10 property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

7,769 residents FIPS 48395 23 cities · 8 fire depts
Total incidents
385
1,708 across 5 years
Building fires
23
158 wildland
Property loss
$20
$20 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 1
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.

385
Total Incidents
Grass fire 102 26.5%
Authorized controlled burning 58 15.1%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 52 13.5%
Fire, other 27 7.0%
Building fires 23 6.0%
All other categories 123 31.9%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Robertson County?

Jan peaks. Jul dips.

Jan 62
Feb 44
Mar 42
Apr 46
May 29
Jun 17
Jul 14
Aug 40
Sep 35
Oct 18
Nov 22
Dec 16
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Robertson County

1,708 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 146
2022 379
2023 477
2024 321
2025 385
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 23 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
75%
51
Cause undetermined
7%
5
Intentional / arson
10%
7
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
3%
2
Act of nature (lightning)
5%
3
05 The biggest fires

2 fires · $20 in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Robertson County during 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $10 Franklin Forest, woods or wildland fire Significant
2 $10 Franklin Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire Significant
06 How Robertson County compares

Robertson County vs TX vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

49.56
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Robertson County
49.56
TX avg
7.69
US avg
7.15
2.96
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Robertson County
2.96
TX avg
0.7
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Robertson County
0
TX avg
5.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Robertson County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 48395.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Robertson County

8 departments report from this county.

Easterly VFD
New Baden
FDID TW203 102 incidents
Bremond VFD
BREMOND
FDID TW401 72 incidents 14 vol
Hearne FD
Hearne
FDID TW505 60 incidents
Blackjack VFD
Hearne
FDID TW303 58 incidents 13 vol
Franklin VFD
Franklin
FDID TW404 54 incidents 24 vol
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.