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2025 County Report

Fires in West Carroll Parish, LA

In 2025, fire departments serving West Carroll Parish responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $300K property loss.

3,226 residents FIPS 22123 15 cities · 8 fire depts
Total incidents
10
187 across 5 years
Building fires
8
0 wildland
Property loss
$361K
$352K structure · $9K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 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 100% of all calls.

10
Total Incidents
Building fires 8 80.0%
Power line down 1 10.0%
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 1 10.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in West Carroll Parish?

Jan peaks. May dips.

Jan 6
Feb 1
Mar 2
Apr 1
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in West Carroll Parish

187 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 22
2022 34
2023 64
2024 57
2025 10
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 8 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
50%
2
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
25%
1
Under investigation
25%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 The biggest fires

5 fires · $352K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in West Carroll Parish during 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $300,000 EPPS Building fires Major
2 $40,000 Oak Grove Building fires Significant
3 $10,000 Oak Grove Building fires Significant
4 $1,000 Oak Grove Building fires Significant
5 $800 Oak Grove Building fires Significant
06 How West Carroll Parish compares

West Carroll Parish vs LA vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

3.1
Incidents per 1,000 residents
West Carroll Parish
3.1
LA avg
9.63
US avg
7.15
2.48
Building fires per 1,000 residents
West Carroll Parish
2.48
LA avg
1.29
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
West Carroll Parish
0
LA avg
15.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in West Carroll Parish

12 cities mapped to FIPS 22123.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in West Carroll Parish

8 departments report from this county.

OAK GROVE VFD
—
FDID 62005 6 incidents
W CARROLL WARD 1 FPD
EPPS
FDID 62001 1 incidents 15 vol
GOODWILL VFD
—
FDID 62015 1 incidents
W CARROLL WARD 2 VFD
—
FDID 62010 0 incidents
FOREST FIRE DIST
Forest
FDID 62020 0 incidents 20 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in LA

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cinnamon Teal Fire 2014 FWS 11,235
2 Pintail Fire 2014 FWS 8,889
3 Sac a Lait 2019 FWS 7,445
4 Wilderness 1987 USFS 7,089
5 LEONARD FIRE 2013 FWS 6,396
6 Cottonmouth 2016 FWS 6,389
7 CICADA 2010 FWS 6,270
8 Threat 1 2016 PRI 5,370
9 Wrangler 2010 USFS 4,363
10 Anole 2016 FWS 3,563

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.