In 2025, fire departments serving Washington County responded to 2,962 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.5M property loss.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 50% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Sep dips.
11,027 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,848 | |
| 2022 | 1,936 | |
| 2023 | 2,064 | |
| 2024 | 2,217 | |
| 2025 | 2,962 |
For the 482 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Washington County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 64% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | HAGERSTOWN | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | HAGERSTOWN | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major |
| 3 | $392,000 | CLEAR SPRING | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | MAUGANSVILLE | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | HAGERSTOWN | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | WILLIAMSPORT | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | HAGERSTOWN | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $210,000 | HAGERSTOWN | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $200,000 | Hagerstown | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 10 | $130,000 | WILLIAMSPORT | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 24043.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown | 43,374 | View › |
| Halfway | 10,221 | View › |
| Robinwood | 8,002 | View › |
| Fountainhead-Orchard Hills | 6,198 | View › |
| St. James | 4,106 | View › |
| Boonsboro | 3,785 | View › |
| Smithsburg | 3,028 | View › |
| Paramount-Long Meadow | 2,795 | View › |
| Maugansville | 2,770 | View › |
| Williamsport | 1,915 | View › |
| Wilson-Conococheague | 1,694 | View › |
| Hancock | 1,583 | View › |
16 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 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Mill Ditch | 2019 | FWS | 974 |
| 2 | MDMDS-FY19-RX-Thorofare | 2019 | State | 428 |
| 3 | MDMDFN-FY19-RX-Nassawango 87-88 | 2019 | PRI | 205 |
| 4 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Shorters Wharf East | 2019 | FWS | 125 |
| 5 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Unit F2 | 2019 | FWS | 113 |
| 6 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Wolf Pit | 2019 | FWS | 111 |
| 7 | MDMDS-FY19-RX-Marshy Hope 1-1 | 2019 | State | 80 |
| 8 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-McGraws Island | 2019 | FWS | 77 |
| 9 | Otto Farm Rx | 2021 | NPS | 62 |
| 10 | MDPWR-FY19-RX-NT7 Range 1 | 2019 | FWS | 60 |
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.