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2025 County Report

Fires in Twin Falls County, ID

In 2025, fire departments serving Twin Falls County responded to 647 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

66,542 residents FIPS 16083 23 cities · 5 fire depts
Total incidents
647
3,540 across 5 years
Building fires
51
60 wildland
Property loss
$8.7M
$6.0M structure · $2.7M contents
Casualties
1 / 1
1 civ deaths · 1 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 45% of all calls.

647
Total Incidents
Authorized controlled burning 84 13.0%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 79 12.2%
Building fires 51 7.9%
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 41 6.3%
Passenger vehicle fire 34 5.3%
All other categories 358 55.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Twin Falls County?

Mar peaks. Feb dips.

Jan 37
Feb 36
Mar 67
Apr 67
May 63
Jun 46
Jul 63
Aug 48
Sep 64
Oct 57
Nov 43
Dec 56
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Twin Falls County

3,540 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 729
2022 747
2023 698
2024 719
2025 647
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 51 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
48%
64
Cause undetermined
11%
15
Intentional / arson
10%
13
Equipment / heat source failure
16%
21
Under investigation
11%
15
Act of nature (lightning)
4%
1
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $4.5M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Twin Falls County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 75% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $1,000,000 Kimberly Building fires Major
2 $750,000 TWIN FALLS Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Major
3 $619,380 TWIN FALLS COUNTY Building fires Major
4 $523,198 TWIN FALLS COUNTY Building fires Major
5 $510,320 TWIN FALLS COUNTY Building fires Major
6 $400,000 Murtaugh Road freight or transport vehicle fire Major
7 $245,245 TWIN FALLS Building fires Significant
8 $200,000 TWIN FALLS Building fires Significant
9 $137,676 TWIN FALLS COUNTY Building fires Significant
10 $131,670 TWIN FALLS Building fires Significant
06 How Twin Falls County compares

Twin Falls County vs ID vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

9.72
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Twin Falls County
9.72
ID avg
8.41
US avg
7.15
0.77
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Twin Falls County
0.77
ID avg
0.8
US avg
0.82
15
Civilian fire deaths per million
Twin Falls County
15
ID avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Twin Falls County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 16083.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Twin Falls County

5 departments report from this county.

Twin Falls Fire Department
Twin Falls
FDID 83101 411 incidents 39 paid
Buhl Fire Department
Buhl
FDID 83207 82 incidents 5 paid
Filer Fire Department
Filer
FDID 83338 49 incidents 2 paid 24 vol
Castleford Fire Department
Castleford
FDID 83340 0 incidents
Salmon Tract Rural Fire Prot
Twin Falls
FDID 83349 0 incidents 21 vol
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.