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2025 County Report

Fires in Sherman County, OR

In 2025, fire departments serving Sherman County responded to 54 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

1,345 residents FIPS 41055 20 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
54
188 across 5 years
Building fires
0
19 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Fire, other lead by count. Top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.

54
Total Incidents
Fire, other 14 25.9%
Natural vegetation fire, other 10 18.5%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 7 13.0%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 7 13.0%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 4 7.4%
All other categories 12 22.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Sherman County?

Jun peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 5
Feb 4
Mar 4
Apr 4
May 3
Jun 9
Jul 9
Aug 3
Sep 5
Oct 3
Nov 4
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Sherman County

188 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 22
2022 46
2023 33
2024 33
2025 54
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
68%
23
Cause undetermined
3%
1
Intentional / arson
18%
6
Equipment / heat source failure
3%
1
Under investigation
9%
3
Act of nature (lightning)
-1%
0
06 How Sherman County compares

Sherman County vs OR vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

40.15
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Sherman County
40.15
OR avg
8.47
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Sherman County
0
OR avg
0.83
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Sherman County
0
OR avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Sherman County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 41055.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in OR

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Bootleg 2021 USFS 413,715
2 Saddle Draw 2014 BLM 280,310
3 LIONSHEAD 2020 BIA 198,346
4 Beachie Creek 2020 USFS 193,565
5 Chetco Bar 2017 BLM 190,524
6 Monkey Creek 2024 BLM 178,541
7 RAIL RIDGE 2024 BLM 176,660
8 Double Creek 2022 USFS 175,937
9 Klondike 2018 BLM 173,614
10 Holiday Farm 2020 USFS 173,392

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.