In 2025, fire departments serving Wasco County responded to 196 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $5.4M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 47% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Nov dips.
1,191 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 275 | |
| 2022 | 291 | |
| 2023 | 212 | |
| 2024 | 217 | |
| 2025 | 196 |
For the 23 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Wasco County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 97% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,372,419 | The Dalles | Building fires | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $99,365 | The Dalles | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $90,431 | The Dalles | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Wamic | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $60,300 | The Dalles | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $52,954 | The Dalles | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | The Dalles | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | The Dalles | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $30,000 | The Dalles | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $30,000 | The Dalles | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 41065.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| The Dalles | 15,988 | View › |
| Chenoweth | 1,717 | View › |
| Dufur | 857 | View › |
| Mosier | 630 | View › |
| Pine Hollow | 481 | View › |
| Maupin | 356 | View › |
| Rowena | 121 | View › |
| Pine Grove | 92 | View › |
| Antelope | 71 | View › |
| Sportsmans Park | 67 | View › |
| Tygh Valley | 54 | View › |
| Wamic | 52 | View › |
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bootleg | 2021 | USFS | 413,715 |
| 2 | Saddle Draw | 2014 | BLM | 280,310 |
| 3 | LIONSHEAD | 2020 | BIA | 198,346 |
| 4 | Beachie Creek | 2020 | USFS | 193,565 |
| 5 | Chetco Bar | 2017 | BLM | 190,524 |
| 6 | Monkey Creek | 2024 | BLM | 178,541 |
| 7 | RAIL RIDGE | 2024 | BLM | 176,660 |
| 8 | Double Creek | 2022 | USFS | 175,937 |
| 9 | Klondike | 2018 | BLM | 173,614 |
| 10 | Holiday Farm | 2020 | USFS | 173,392 |
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.