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2025 County Report

Fires in Toombs County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Toombs County responded to 224 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

15,138 residents FIPS 13279 14 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
224
850 across 5 years
Building fires
17
119 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?

Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 87% of all calls.

224
Total Incidents
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 118 52.7%
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 30 13.4%
Building fires 17 7.6%
Authorized controlled burning 15 6.7%
Power line down 14 6.2%
All other categories 30 13.4%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Toombs County?

Feb peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 26
Feb 33
Mar 30
Apr 17
May 10
Jun 9
Jul 27
Aug 7
Sep 17
Oct 17
Nov 31
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Toombs County

850 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 75
2022 141
2023 167
2024 243
2025 224
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 17 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
84%
26
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
3%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
10%
3
Under investigation
3%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Toombs County compares

Toombs County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

14.8
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Toombs County
14.8
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
1.12
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Toombs County
1.12
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Toombs County
0
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Toombs County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 13279.

CityPopulation 
Vidalia 10,732 View ›
Lyons 4,219 View ›
Santa Claus 146 View ›
Ohoopee 41 View ›
Rock Springs 0 View ›
Charles 0 View ›
New Branch 0 View ›
Toombs Central 0 View ›
Normantown 0 View ›
Ponderosa 0 View ›
South Thompson 0 View ›
English Eddy 0 View ›
08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Toombs County

3 departments report from this county.

VIDALIA FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID 13802 0 incidents 13 paid
CEDAR CROSSING VOL FIRE DEPT
—
FDID 13803 0 incidents
LYONS FIRE DEPARTMENT
—
FDID 13808 0 incidents 1 paid
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.