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2025 County Report

Fires in Traill County, ND

In 2025, fire departments serving Traill County responded to 73 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $100K property loss.

5,933 residents FIPS 38097 18 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
73
228 across 5 years
Building fires
18
17 wildland
Property loss
$105K
$105K 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 58% of all calls.

73
Total Incidents
Building fires 18 24.7%
Grass fire 9 12.3%
Carbon monoxide incident 6 8.2%
Passenger vehicle fire 5 6.8%
Fires in structures other than in a building 4 5.5%
All other categories 31 42.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Traill County?

Nov peaks. Sep dips.

Jan 3
Feb 3
Mar 2
Apr 11
May 7
Jun 6
Jul 5
Aug 5
Sep 1
Oct 8
Nov 21
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Traill County

228 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 28
2022 23
2023 57
2024 47
2025 73
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 18 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
59%
27
Cause undetermined
13%
6
Intentional / arson
4%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
15%
7
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
9%
4
05 The biggest fires

2 fires · $105K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Traill County during 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $100,000 Mayville Passenger vehicle fire Significant
2 $5,000 Mayville Building fires Significant
06 How Traill County compares

Traill County vs ND vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

12.3
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Traill County
12.3
ND avg
7.91
US avg
7.15
3.03
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Traill County
3.03
ND avg
0.77
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Traill County
0
ND avg
11.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Traill County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 38097.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in ND

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Windy 2021 USFS 16,161
2 Elkhorn 2024 USFS 10,884
3 Pautre 2013 USFS 10,679
4 LITTLE SWALLOW 2021 BIA 9,057
5 BlackHorseCreek 2006 USFS 7,830
6 Mike'SCreek 1988 USFS 5,819
7 Hwy31 & 101ST West 2022 BIA 5,289
8 Horse Pasture 2021 USFS 4,647
9 Roosevelt Creek 2021 USFS 4,580
10 RidgeRoad 2015 USFS 3,328

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.