In 2025, fire departments serving Williamson County responded to 1,001 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $395K property loss.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 53% of all calls.
Jan peaks. May dips.
4,382 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 751 | |
| 2022 | 892 | |
| 2023 | 863 | |
| 2024 | 875 | |
| 2025 | 1,001 |
For the 141 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Williamson County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 51% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $394,600 | Marion | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $248,460 | Carterville | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $210,000 | Energy | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Energy | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | MARION | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Herrin | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | MARION | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Carterville | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $75,000 | MARION | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $70,000 | Carterville | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 17199.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | 16,867 | View › |
| Herrin | 12,344 | View › |
| Carterville | 5,836 | View › |
| Johnston City | 3,377 | View › |
| Crainville | 1,439 | View › |
| Cambria | 1,231 | View › |
| Energy | 1,227 | View › |
| Hurst | 769 | View › |
| Pittsburg | 634 | View › |
| Creal Springs | 425 | View › |
| Bush | 324 | View › |
| Spillertown | 315 | View › |
10 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 | Red Shale RX | 2024 | FWS | 1,290 |
| 2 | Herrin Flats RX | 2024 | FWS | 1,134 |
| 3 | Beach RX | 2024 | FWS | 864 |
| 4 | Hampton North RX | 2024 | FWS | 708 |
| 5 | Hampton RX | 2024 | FWS | 668 |
| 6 | Grassy Creek 2 RX | 2024 | FWS | 621 |
| 7 | Chamness RX | 2024 | FWS | 610 |
| 8 | Greenbriar RX | 2024 | FWS | 590 |
| 9 | COR - Devils Kitchen West RX | 2024 | FWS | 468 |
| 10 | Smith RX | 2024 | FWS | 366 |
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.