In 2025, fire departments serving Volusia County responded to 2,610 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 49% of all calls.
May peaks. Dec dips.
17,511 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,779 | |
| 2022 | 4,121 | |
| 2023 | 4,233 | |
| 2024 | 3,768 | |
| 2025 | 2,610 |
For the 178 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Volusia County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 29% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | NEW SMYRNA | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | ORMOND BEACH | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | ORANGE CITY | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | NEW SMYRNA | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $426,593 | PORT ORANGE | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | DAYTONA BEACH | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | HOLLY HILL | Outside equipment fire | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | DAYTONA BEACH | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $250,000 | DELTONA | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Major |
| 10 | $250,000 | NEW SMYRNA | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 12127.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Deltona | 94,373 | View › |
| Daytona Beach | 73,329 | View › |
| Port Orange | 62,849 | View › |
| Ormond Beach | 43,127 | View › |
| DeLand | 38,392 | View › |
| New Smyrna Beach | 30,449 | View › |
| Edgewater | 23,138 | View › |
| DeBary | 22,310 | View › |
| Orange City | 13,254 | View › |
| South Daytona | 13,132 | View › |
| Holly Hill | 12,919 | View › |
| Ormond-by-the-Sea | 6,668 | View › |
10 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 | DOF Prarie Fire | 2011 | NPS | 68,028 |
| 2 | CP3 RX | 2021 | NPS | 66,918 |
| 3 | Buzzard | 2018 | NPS | 62,454 |
| 4 | Tarpon (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 52,542 |
| 5 | CP-2 Exotics (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 49,703 |
| 6 | EVER CP3 Exotics Rx | 2024 | NPS | 47,986 |
| 7 | ROG-South (BIL) | 2023 | NPS | 47,619 |
| 8 | ROG-South/Southern Glades | 2020 | NPS | 43,751 |
| 9 | BICY Kirby Rx FY24 | 2024 | NPS | 39,765 |
| 10 | Mustang Corner | 2008 | NPS | 39,423 |
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.