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2025 County Report

Fires in Swisher County, TX

In 2025, fire departments serving Swisher County responded to 4 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

5,647 residents FIPS 48437 6 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
4
134 across 5 years
Building fires
0
2 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?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

4
Total Incidents
Grass fire 2 50.0%
Outside rubbish fire, other 1 25.0%
Outside storage fire 1 25.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Swisher County?

Jul peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Swisher County

134 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 9
2022 91
2023 29
2024 1
2025 4
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
0%
0
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
100%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Swisher County compares

Swisher County vs TX vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.71
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Swisher County
0.71
TX avg
7.69
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Swisher County
0
TX avg
0.7
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Swisher County
0
TX avg
5.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Swisher County

6 cities mapped to FIPS 48437.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Swisher County

3 departments report from this county.

Kress VFD
Kress
FDID WA301 0 incidents 20 vol
Happy VFD
Happy
FDID WA302 0 incidents
Tulia VFD
Tulia
FDID WA502 0 incidents
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.