In 2025, fire departments serving Union Parish responded to 144 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $368K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips.
638 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 115 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
For the 25 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Union Parish during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 84% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $368,381 | Farmerville | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Marion | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $264,961 | Farmerville | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $182,226 | Farmerville | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Downsville | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | FARMERVILLE | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | FARMERVILLE | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | DOWNSVILLE | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $30,000 | FARMERVILLE | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $28,000 | Bernice | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 22111.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Farmerville | 3,371 | View › |
| Bernice | 1,206 | View › |
| Marion | 612 | View › |
| Junction City | 556 | View › |
| Lillie | 194 | View › |
| Spearsville | 167 | View › |
| Downsville | 116 | View › |
| Randolph | 0 | View › |
| Copley | 0 | View › |
| Canbeal | 0 | View › |
| Rum Center | 0 | View › |
| Quigley | 0 | View › |
11 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cinnamon Teal Fire | 2014 | FWS | 11,235 |
| 2 | Pintail Fire | 2014 | FWS | 8,889 |
| 3 | Sac a Lait | 2019 | FWS | 7,445 |
| 4 | Wilderness | 1987 | USFS | 7,089 |
| 5 | LEONARD FIRE | 2013 | FWS | 6,396 |
| 6 | Cottonmouth | 2016 | FWS | 6,389 |
| 7 | CICADA | 2010 | FWS | 6,270 |
| 8 | Threat 1 | 2016 | PRI | 5,370 |
| 9 | Wrangler | 2010 | USFS | 4,363 |
| 10 | Anole | 2016 | FWS | 3,563 |
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.