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2025 County Report

Fires in Stephens County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Stephens County responded to 6 fire and hazmat incidents.

9,699 residents FIPS 13257 12 cities · 6 fire depts
Total incidents
6
1,008 across 5 years
Building fires
2
1 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?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

6
Total Incidents
Building fires 2 33.3%
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 1 16.7%
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 1 16.7%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 1 16.7%
Construction or demolition landfill fire 1 16.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Stephens County?

Mar peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Stephens County

1,008 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 65
2022 320
2023 339
2024 278
2025 6
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 2 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
100%
1
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Stephens County compares

Stephens County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.62
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Stephens County
0.62
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
0.21
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Stephens County
0.21
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Stephens County
0
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Stephens County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 13257.

CityPopulation 
Toccoa 9,055 View ›
Martin 359 View ›
Avalon 285 View ›
Toms Creek 0 View ›
Toccoa Falls 0 View ›
Eastanollee 0 View ›
Ayersville 0 View ›
Fighting Pine 0 View ›
Carnes Creek 0 View ›
Fowlertown 0 View ›
Jarrett 0 View ›
Mize 0 View ›
08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Stephens County

6 departments report from this county.

MARTIN FDUnder County
—
FDID 12702 0 incidents
NEW HOPE VFDUnder County
—
FDID 12703 0 incidents 14 vol
EASTANOLLEE VFDUnder County
—
FDID 12704 0 incidents
TOCCOA FD
—
FDID 12705 0 incidents 20 paid
SHILOH VFDUnder Stephens Co
—
FDID 12706 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in GA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 West Mims 2017 FWS 152,527
2 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Blackjack Island 2019 FWS 3,367
3 South Cut 2008 NPS 2,581
4 St. Catherines Island 2022 USFS 2,213
5 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Strange Island 2019 FWS 1,999
6 GAPDR-FY19-RX-6C/7S/8A/8B 2019 FWS 1,172
7 Barrow's Fire 2016 PRI 1,034
8 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Mitchell Island 2019 FWS 1,027
9 The Nicki Fire 2014 FWS 1,022
10 GAPDR-FY19-RX-27A/Stephens 2019 FWS 972

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.