In 2025, fire departments serving Wahkiakum County responded to 17 fire and hazmat incidents.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips.
136 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 53069.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Puget Island | 1,057 | View › |
| East Cathlamet | 620 | View › |
| Cathlamet | 546 | View › |
| Lower Elochoman | 445 | View › |
| Rosburg | 429 | View › |
| Skamokawa Valley | 288 | View › |
| Grays River | 257 | View › |
| Deep River | 159 | View › |
| Upper Elochoman | 107 | View › |
| Altoona | 53 | View › |
| Oneida | 0 | View › |
| Skamokawa | 0 | View › |
2 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 | Carlton | 2014 | BLM | 230,101 |
| 2 | Cold Springs | 2020 | BIA | 189,911 |
| 3 | Range 12 | 2016 | DOD | 176,834 |
| 4 | Range 12 | 2016 | BLM | 175,245 |
| 5 | Tunk Block | 2015 | BLM | 165,004 |
| 6 | North Star | 2015 | USFS | 165,003 |
| 7 | Diamond Creek | 2017 | USFS | 126,836 |
| 8 | Lime Belt | 2015 | BLM | 120,526 |
| 9 | SCHNEIDER SPRINGS | 2021 | USFS | 107,352 |
| 10 | Colockum Tarps | 2013 | BLM | 81,513 |
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.