In 2025, fire departments serving Washington County responded to 1,071 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $800K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 47% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips.
5,257 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,026 | |
| 2022 | 960 | |
| 2023 | 1,052 | |
| 2024 | 1,148 | |
| 2025 | 1,071 |
For the 80 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 52% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | St George | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $504,400 | Dammeron Valley | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Gunlock | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Gunlock | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $425,000 | Ivins | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Central | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | St George | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Washington | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $280,000 | Toquerville | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major |
| 10 | $250,000 | St George | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 49053.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| St. George | 96,174 | View › |
| Washington | 29,161 | View › |
| Hurricane | 20,609 | View › |
| Ivins | 9,174 | View › |
| Santa Clara | 7,625 | View › |
| La Verkin | 4,360 | View › |
| Toquerville | 2,034 | View › |
| Enterprise | 1,519 | View › |
| Apple Valley | 1,233 | View › |
| Hildale | 1,076 | View › |
| Central | 902 | View › |
| Dammeron Valley | 817 | View › |
15 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 | Milford Flat | 2007 | USFS | 337,676 |
| 2 | Milford Flat | 2007 | BLM | 337,676 |
| 3 | Leamington Complex | 1996 | USFS | 157,943 |
| 4 | Leamington Complex | 1996 | USFS | 157,943 |
| 5 | Clay Springs | 2012 | USFS | 107,766 |
| 6 | Clay Springs | 2012 | BLM | 107,766 |
| 7 | Pole Creek | 2018 | BLM | 101,423 |
| 8 | PHINNEY LAKE | 2020 | USFS | 91,320 |
| 9 | Diamond Creek | 2002 | BLM | 88,420 |
| 10 | EAST FORK | 2020 | USFS | 87,067 |
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.