In 2025, fire departments serving Sanders County responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $5K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Mar dips.
242 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
For the 3 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Sanders County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Thompson Falls | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 30089.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson Falls | 1,658 | View › |
| Plains | 1,181 | View › |
| Hot Springs | 613 | View › |
| Heron | 299 | View › |
| Trout Creek | 298 | View › |
| Dixon | 288 | View › |
| Noxon | 205 | View › |
| Lonepine | 145 | View › |
| Paradise | 129 | View › |
| Weeksville | 96 | View › |
| Old Agency | 85 | View › |
| Camas | 37 | View › |
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 | Lodgepole Complex | 2017 | BLM | 271,420 |
| 2 | Derby | 2006 | USFS | 207,237 |
| 3 | Rice Ridge | 2017 | USFS | 160,001 |
| 4 | Pine Ridge Complex | 2006 | BLM | 114,655 |
| 5 | Dunn Mountain | 2008 | BLM | 102,324 |
| 6 | SartinDraw | 2017 | USFS | 99,713 |
| 7 | TaylorCreek | 2012 | USFS | 62,148 |
| 8 | Trail Creek | 2021 | USFS | 62,012 |
| 9 | Stag | 2000 | USFS | 61,727 |
| 10 | StormCreek | 1988 | USFS | 58,721 |
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.