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2025 County Report

Fires in Walker County, GA

In 2025, fire departments serving Walker County responded to 5 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

26,981 residents FIPS 13295 52 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
5
3,336 across 5 years
Building fires
0
3 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

5
Total Incidents
Forest, woods or wildland fire 2 40.0%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 1 20.0%
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 1 20.0%
Unauthorized burning 1 20.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Walker County?

Mar peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 2
Mar 3
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Walker County

3,336 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 638
2022 839
2023 1,126
2024 728
2025 5
06 How Walker County compares

Walker County vs GA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

0.19
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Walker County
0.19
GA avg
2.99
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Walker County
0
GA avg
0.27
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Walker County
0
GA avg
3.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Walker County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 13295.

CityPopulation 
LaFayette 6,929 View ›
Fairview 5,718 View ›
Chattanooga Valley 4,166 View ›
Rossville 3,982 View ›
Chickamauga 2,978 View ›
Lookout Mountain 1,793 View ›
Rock Spring 1,415 View ›
Catlett 0 View ›
Oakton 0 View ›
Villanow 0 View ›
Cooper Heights 0 View ›
Durham 0 View ›
08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Walker County

4 departments report from this county.

Walker County Emergency Svcs
—
FDID 14601 0 incidents 2 paid 250 vol
Lookout Mountain FD
—
FDID 14603 0 incidents
ROSSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Rossville
FDID 14605 0 incidents 4 paid 10 vol
LAFAYETTE FIRE DEPARTMENT
LaFayette
FDID 14608 0 incidents 5 paid
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in GA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 West Mims 2017 FWS 152,527
2 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Blackjack Island 2019 FWS 3,367
3 South Cut 2008 NPS 2,581
4 St. Catherines Island 2022 USFS 2,213
5 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Strange Island 2019 FWS 1,999
6 GAPDR-FY19-RX-6C/7S/8A/8B 2019 FWS 1,172
7 Barrow's Fire 2016 PRI 1,034
8 GAOKR-FY19-RX-Mitchell Island 2019 FWS 1,027
9 The Nicki Fire 2014 FWS 1,022
10 GAPDR-FY19-RX-27A/Stephens 2019 FWS 972

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.