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2025 County Report

Fires in Warren County, MS

In 2025, fire departments serving Warren County responded to 341 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $250K property loss.

25,357 residents FIPS 28149 39 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
341
1,823 across 5 years
Building fires
47
56 wildland
Property loss
$2.9M
$2.1M structure · $787K contents
Casualties
0 / 1
0 civ deaths · 1 civ inj · 0 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.

341
Total Incidents
Building fires 47 13.8%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 32 9.4%
Grass fire 29 8.5%
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 29 8.5%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 28 8.2%
All other categories 176 51.6%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Warren County?

Mar peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 38
Feb 40
Mar 55
Apr 28
May 25
Jun 24
Jul 13
Aug 37
Sep 31
Oct 29
Nov 0
Dec 21
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Warren County

1,823 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 407
2022 186
2023 409
2024 480
2025 341
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 47 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
35%
47
Cause undetermined
25%
34
Intentional / arson
9%
12
Equipment / heat source failure
7%
9
Under investigation
21%
28
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
5
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $1.2M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Warren County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 58% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $250,000 Vicksburg Road freight or transport vehicle fire Major
2 $175,000 Vicksburg Building fires Significant
3 $150,000 Vicksburg Building fires Significant
4 $120,000 Vicksburg Building fires Significant
5 $110,000 Vicksburg Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence Significant
6 $100,000 Vicksburg Building fires Significant
7 $100,000 Vicksburg Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
8 $80,000 Vicksburg Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence Significant
9 $75,000 Vicksburg Building fires Significant
10 $75,000 Vicksburg Building fires Significant
06 How Warren County compares

Warren County vs MS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

13.45
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Warren County
13.45
MS avg
16.75
US avg
7.15
1.85
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Warren County
1.85
MS avg
2.71
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Warren County
0
MS avg
22.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Warren County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 28149.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in MS

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Toms Camp 2023 USFS 5,301
2 Grand Bature Fire 2016 PRI 4,247
3 Range 40 2022 USFS 3,836
4 Range 12 2022 USFS 2,753
5 Baldy North 2023 USFS 2,093
6 Range 45 Northeast 2023 USFS 1,823
7 Indian Creek 2023 USFS 1,771
8 County Line 2023 USFS 1,554
9 Carson Six 2024 USFS 1,346
10 Parces Rd 2024 USFS 1,158

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.