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2025 County Report

Fires in Turner County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Turner County responded to 3 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $2K property loss.

5,761 residents FIPS 13287 10 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
3
683 across 5 years
Building fires
1
1 wildland
Property loss
$3K
$2K structure · $500 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 100% of all calls.

3
Total Incidents
Building fires 1 33.3%
Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 33.3%
Grass fire 1 33.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Turner County?

Feb peaks. Jan dips.

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

Year over year in Turner County

683 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 160
2022 147
2023 147
2024 226
2025 3
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 1 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
50%
1
Cause undetermined
50%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $2K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Turner County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $2,000 Rebecca Grass fire Significant
06 How Turner County compares

Turner County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.52
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Turner County
0.52
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
0.17
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Turner County
0.17
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Turner County
0
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Turner County

10 cities mapped to FIPS 13287.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Turner County

3 departments report from this county.

Turner County Fire Rescue
Ashburn
FDID 14201 0 incidents 1 paid 55 vol
SYCAMORE VOL FIRE DEPARTMENT
Sycamore
FDID 14203 0 incidents
REBECCA VFD Under County
Rebecca
FDID 14204 0 incidents 13 vol
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.