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2025 County Report

Fires in Trigg County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Trigg County responded to 39 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $85K property loss.

3,037 residents FIPS 21221 23 cities · 8 fire depts
Total incidents
39
161 across 5 years
Building fires
12
11 wildland
Property loss
$344K
$219K structure · $125K contents
Casualties
0 / 2
0 civ deaths · 1 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.

39
Total Incidents
Building fires 12 30.8%
Passenger vehicle fire 5 12.8%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 5 12.8%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 4 10.3%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 4 10.3%
All other categories 9 23.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Trigg County?

Mar peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 2
Feb 3
Mar 9
Apr 3
May 2
Jun 3
Jul 3
Aug 2
Sep 5
Oct 3
Nov 1
Dec 3
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Trigg County

161 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 23
2022 41
2023 42
2024 16
2025 39
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 12 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
62%
13
Cause undetermined
19%
4
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
10%
2
Under investigation
5%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
4%
0
05 The biggest fires

7 fires · $219K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Trigg County during 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $85,000 Cadiz Passenger vehicle fire Significant
2 $50,000 Cadiz Building fires Significant
3 $35,000 Cadiz Passenger vehicle fire Significant
4 $25,000 Cadiz Passenger vehicle fire Significant
5 $13,000 Cadiz Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
6 $10,500 Cadiz Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
7 $700 Cadiz Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Trigg County compares

Trigg County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

12.84
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Trigg County
12.84
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
3.95
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Trigg County
3.95
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Trigg County
0
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Trigg County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21221.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Trigg County

8 departments report from this county.

EAST GOLDEN POND
CADIZ
FDID B0565 38 incidents 31 vol
CALEDONIA
—
FDID B0785 1 incidents
CADIZ
—
FDID B0564 0 incidents
MONTGOMERY
—
FDID B0568 0 incidents
ROARING SPRINGS
—
FDID B0569 0 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cut Gap 2022 USFS 2,468
2 Blockhouse 2006 USFS 1,896
3 KDF - Confluence 2 2024 USFS 675
4 Addison 2016 USFS 643
5 POORVALLEY 1986 NPS 626
6 Big Valley 2021 USFS 552
7 CUB RUN 1935 NPS 499
8 Hurricane 2022 USFS 485
9 Rockcastle Fire 2019 USFS 484
10 Enoch 2021 USFS 429

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.