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2025 County Report

Fires in Uinta County, WY

In 2025, fire departments serving Uinta County responded to 96 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $20K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

15,929 residents FIPS 56041 23 cities · 2 fire depts
Total incidents
96
552 across 5 years
Building fires
6
16 wildland
Property loss
$25K
$24K structure · $1K contents
Casualties
0 / 2
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 2 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Road freight or transport vehicle fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 46% of all calls.

96
Total Incidents
Road freight or transport vehicle fire 11 11.5%
Passenger vehicle fire 9 9.4%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 9 9.4%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 9 9.4%
Building fires 6 6.2%
All other categories 52 54.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Uinta County?

Aug peaks. Oct dips.

Jan 8
Feb 10
Mar 4
Apr 8
May 11
Jun 13
Jul 11
Aug 21
Sep 10
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Uinta County

552 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 106
2022 114
2023 128
2024 108
2025 96
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 6 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
70%
21
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
30%
9
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

4 fires · $24K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Uinta County during 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $20,000 City of Evanston Passenger vehicle fire Significant
2 $2,500 City of Evanston Building fires Significant
3 $700 Bear River Passenger vehicle fire Significant
4 $300 Lyman Special outside fire, other Significant
06 How Uinta County compares

Uinta County vs WY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

6.03
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Uinta County
6.03
WY avg
5.99
US avg
7.15
0.38
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Uinta County
0.38
WY avg
0.59
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Uinta County
0
WY avg
4.4
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Uinta County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 56041.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Uinta County

2 departments report from this county.

UINTA CO FIRE PROTECTIONEVAN
EVANSTON
FDID 41403 50 incidents 1 paid 1 vol
UINTA CO FIRE PROTECTIONLYMA
LYMAN
FDID 41409 47 incidents 1 paid 1 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in WY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Clover Mist 1988 USFS 341,291
2 CLOVERMIST 1988 NPS 232,190
3 Hellroaring 1988 USFS 206,358
4 Storm Creek 1988 USFS 206,056
5 East Troublesome 2020 USFS 193,693
6 Mullen 2020 USFS 176,787
7 HUCK 1988 NPS 120,297
8 Elk 2024 USFS 98,351
9 Pack Trail 2024 USFS 89,929
10 MINK 1988 NPS 88,369

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.