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2025 County Report

Fires in Wilkinson County, MS

In 2025, fire departments serving Wilkinson County responded to 37 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $191K property loss.

3,476 residents FIPS 28157 20 cities · 0 fire depts
Total incidents
37
160 across 5 years
Building fires
22
3 wildland
Property loss
$417K
$375K structure · $42K contents
Casualties
1 / 0
1 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 87% of all calls.

37
Total Incidents
Building fires 22 59.5%
Passenger vehicle fire 3 8.1%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 3 8.1%
Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle 2 5.4%
Grass fire 2 5.4%
All other categories 5 13.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Wilkinson County?

Oct peaks. Jul dips.

Jan 2
Feb 2
Mar 4
Apr 3
May 3
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 2
Sep 6
Oct 7
Nov 2
Dec 5
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Wilkinson County

160 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 9
2022 4
2023 49
2024 61
2025 37
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 22 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
24%
6
Cause undetermined
8%
2
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
8%
2
Under investigation
56%
14
Act of nature (lightning)
4%
0
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $375K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Wilkinson County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $190,700 Woodville Building fires Significant
2 $75,000 Woodville Road freight or transport vehicle fire Significant
3 $30,000 Centreville Building fires Significant
4 $30,000 Woodville Building fires Significant
5 $30,000 Woodville Building fires Significant
6 $8,000 Woodville Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle Significant
7 $6,000 Woodville Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle Significant
8 $5,000 Woodville Passenger vehicle fire Significant
9 $100 Centreville Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence Significant
10 $100 Centreville Building fires Significant
06 How Wilkinson County compares

Wilkinson County vs MS vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

10.64
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Wilkinson County
10.64
MS avg
16.75
US avg
7.15
6.33
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Wilkinson County
6.33
MS avg
2.71
US avg
0.82
287.7
Civilian fire deaths per million
Wilkinson County
287.7
MS avg
22.2
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Wilkinson County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 28157.

09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in MS

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Toms Camp 2023 USFS 5,301
2 Grand Bature Fire 2016 PRI 4,247
3 Range 40 2022 USFS 3,836
4 Range 12 2022 USFS 2,753
5 Baldy North 2023 USFS 2,093
6 Range 45 Northeast 2023 USFS 1,823
7 Indian Creek 2023 USFS 1,771
8 County Line 2023 USFS 1,554
9 Carson Six 2024 USFS 1,346
10 Parces Rd 2024 USFS 1,158

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.