In 2025, fire departments serving Washington County responded to 1,275 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $324K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 55% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips.
13,214 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,617 | |
| 2022 | 3,359 | |
| 2023 | 3,264 | |
| 2024 | 2,699 | |
| 2025 | 1,275 |
For the 229 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 94% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $323,600 | Canonsburg | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Burgettstown | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $110,000 | DonegalTownship of | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Eighty Four | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 5 | $64,500 | Eighty Four | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | CECIL TWP | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | DonegalTownship of | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Canonsburg | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $27,000 | Burgettstown | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $25,000 | Monongahela | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 42125.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Peters | 22,928 | View › |
| North Strabane | 15,721 | View › |
| Cecil | 14,547 | View › |
| Canonsburg | 9,672 | View › |
| South Strabane | 9,617 | View › |
| Chartiers | 8,768 | View › |
| Canton | 8,236 | View › |
| Union | 5,397 | View › |
| California | 5,328 | View › |
| North Franklin | 4,799 | View › |
| Donora | 4,561 | View › |
| Smith | 4,244 | View › |
43 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 | Hopewell | 2012 | NPS | 812 |
| 2 | Blue Mountain | 2024 | NPS | 577 |
| 3 | River Road | 2023 | USFS | 430 |
| 4 | SNYDER | 1999 | NPS | 374 |
| 5 | Town Line Church | 1984 | USFS | 207 |
| 6 | Little Round Top Munshower | 2021 | NPS | 79 |
| 7 | Sugar Bay | 2023 | USFS | 62 |
| 8 | Spring | 2003 | USFS | 53 |
| 9 | Salmon Creek | 2010 | USFS | 48 |
| 10 | BELLTOWN | 2011 | USFS | 42 |
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.