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2025 County Report

Fires in Warren County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Warren County responded to 863 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss.

75,393 residents FIPS 21227 45 cities · 10 fire depts
Total incidents
863
4,869 across 5 years
Building fires
104
133 wildland
Property loss
$4.3M
$3.3M structure · $1.1M contents
Casualties
0 / 2
0 civ deaths · 1 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 48% of all calls.

863
Total Incidents
Building fires 104 12.1%
Unauthorized burning 104 12.1%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 103 11.9%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 57 6.6%
Special outside fire, other 49 5.7%
All other categories 446 51.7%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Warren County?

Mar peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 65
Feb 58
Mar 111
Apr 90
May 69
Jun 85
Jul 70
Aug 84
Sep 104
Oct 69
Nov 57
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Warren County

4,869 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 841
2022 1,117
2023 1,044
2024 1,004
2025 863
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 104 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
44%
116
Cause undetermined
30%
78
Intentional / arson
5%
13
Equipment / heat source failure
11%
29
Under investigation
9%
23
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
4
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $1.8M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Warren County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 55% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $500,000 BOWLING GREEN Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Major
2 $250,000 ROCKFIELD Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Major
3 $200,000 SMITHS GROVE Building fires Significant
4 $170,000 Bowling Green Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
5 $150,000 BOWLING GREEN Building fires Significant
6 $138,000 BOWLING GREEN Building fires Significant
7 $110,400 BOWLING GREEN Building fires Significant
8 $100,000 BOWLING GREEN Building fires Significant
9 $100,000 OAKLAND Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
10 $96,600 BOWLING GREEN Building fires Significant
06 How Warren County compares

Warren County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

11.45
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Warren County
11.45
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
1.38
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Warren County
1.38
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Warren County
0
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Warren County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21227.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Warren County

10 departments report from this county.

BOWLING GREEN
—
FDID B3580 562 incidents
RICHARDSVILLE
—
FDID B3581 66 incidents
PLANO
—
FDID B3652 58 incidents
SMITH GROVE RURAL
—
FDID B3582 51 incidents
BARREN RIVER
—
FDID B3587 42 incidents
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cut Gap 2022 USFS 2,468
2 Blockhouse 2006 USFS 1,896
3 KDF - Confluence 2 2024 USFS 675
4 Addison 2016 USFS 643
5 POORVALLEY 1986 NPS 626
6 Big Valley 2021 USFS 552
7 CUB RUN 1935 NPS 499
8 Hurricane 2022 USFS 485
9 Rockcastle Fire 2019 USFS 484
10 Enoch 2021 USFS 429

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.