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2025 County Report

Fires in Sevier County, UT

In 2025, fire departments serving Sevier County responded to 31 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $10K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

19,169 residents FIPS 49041 23 cities · 7 fire depts
Total incidents
31
337 across 5 years
Building fires
3
11 wildland
Property loss
$27K
$22K structure · $5K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.

31
Total Incidents
Forest, woods or wildland fire 9 29.0%
Fire, other 3 9.7%
Building fires 3 9.7%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 3 9.7%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained 2 6.5%
All other categories 11 35.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Sevier County?

Jul peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 4
Feb 2
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 1
Jun 3
Jul 15
Aug 1
Sep 2
Oct 1
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Sevier County

337 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 84
2022 70
2023 73
2024 79
2025 31
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
43%
3
Cause undetermined
14%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
29%
2
Under investigation
14%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

3 fires · $22K in losses

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

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $10,000 Koosharem Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle Significant
2 $10,000 Koosharem Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire Significant
3 $2,000 Koosharem Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
06 How Sevier County compares

Sevier County vs UT vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

1.62
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Sevier County
1.62
UT avg
5.05
US avg
7.15
0.16
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Sevier County
0.16
UT avg
0.46
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Sevier County
0
UT avg
1.3
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Sevier County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 49041.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Sevier County

7 departments report from this county.

Aurora FD
Aurora
FDID 41002 14 incidents 15 vol
Koosharem FD
—
FDID 41006 8 incidents 12 vol
Elsinore Volunteer Fire Department
Elsinore
FDID 41003 4 incidents 1 vol
Richfield FD
RICHFIELD
FDID 41009 1 incidents 26 vol
Monroe FD
monroe
FDID 41007 0 incidents 20 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.