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2025 County Report

Fires in Teton County, ID

In 2025, fire departments serving Teton County responded to 77 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

5,813 residents FIPS 16081 15 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
77
383 across 5 years
Building fires
7
13 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?

Authorized controlled burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.

77
Total Incidents
Authorized controlled burning 12 15.6%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 11 14.3%
Unauthorized burning 10 13.0%
Carbon monoxide incident 8 10.4%
Building fires 7 9.1%
All other categories 29 37.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Teton County?

Aug peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 8
Feb 3
Mar 1
Apr 4
May 7
Jun 5
Jul 12
Aug 13
Sep 7
Oct 11
Nov 6
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Teton County

383 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 79
2022 69
2023 75
2024 83
2025 77
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 7 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
65%
15
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
13%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
4%
1
Under investigation
17%
4
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
06 How Teton County compares

Teton County vs ID vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

13.25
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Teton County
13.25
ID avg
8.41
US avg
7.15
1.2
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Teton County
1.2
ID avg
0.8
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Teton County
0
ID avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Teton County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 16081.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in ID

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Elk Mountain 2007 BLM 578,403
2 LONG BUTTE 2010 BLM 305,994
3 Mustang Complex 2012 USFS 287,852
4 SODA 2015 BLM 279,111
5 Diamond Pt Complex 2000 USFS 234,315
6 Pioneer 2016 USFS 188,404
7 PADDOCK 2024 BLM 187,184
8 Halstead 2012 USFS 179,308
9 Clear Creek 2000 USFS 164,755
10 Moose 2022 USFS 130,197

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.