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2025 County Report

Fires in Woodford County, KY

In 2025, fire departments serving Woodford County responded to 182 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.0M property loss.

12,045 residents FIPS 21239 20 cities · 3 fire depts
Total incidents
182
1,055 across 5 years
Building fires
4
10 wildland
Property loss
$4.6M
$3.0M structure · $1.6M contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.

182
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 42 23.1%
Unauthorized burning 28 15.4%
Fire, other 14 7.7%
Authorized controlled burning 14 7.7%
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 13 7.1%
All other categories 71 39.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Woodford County?

Jul peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 20
Feb 12
Mar 14
Apr 17
May 17
Jun 11
Jul 21
Aug 21
Sep 12
Oct 16
Nov 11
Dec 10
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Woodford County

1,055 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 195
2022 249
2023 266
2024 163
2025 182
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 4 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
73%
27
Cause undetermined
5%
2
Intentional / arson
3%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
8%
3
Under investigation
3%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
8%
3
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $2.8M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Woodford County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 91% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $1,000,000 Midway Road freight or transport vehicle fire Major
2 $550,000 Versailles Fire, other Major
3 $300,000 Midway Road freight or transport vehicle fire Major
4 $200,000 Versailles Fire, other Significant
5 $200,000 Versailles Fire, other Significant
6 $150,000 Versailles Fire, other Significant
7 $135,000 Versailles Fire, other Significant
8 $100,000 Versailles Building fires Significant
9 $65,000 Versailles Fire, other Significant
10 $60,000 Midway Building fires Significant
06 How Woodford County compares

Woodford County vs KY vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

15.11
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Woodford County
15.11
KY avg
10.83
US avg
7.15
0.33
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Woodford County
0.33
KY avg
1.34
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Woodford County
0
KY avg
13.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Woodford County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 21239.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Woodford County

3 departments report from this county.

WOODFORD COUNTY
—
FDID B9613 91 incidents
Versailles Fire Rescue
Versailles
FDID B9612 83 incidents 11 paid
MIDWAY
Midway
FDID B9611 9 incidents 13 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in KY

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cut Gap 2022 USFS 2,468
2 Blockhouse 2006 USFS 1,896
3 KDF - Confluence 2 2024 USFS 675
4 Addison 2016 USFS 643
5 POORVALLEY 1986 NPS 626
6 Big Valley 2021 USFS 552
7 CUB RUN 1935 NPS 499
8 Hurricane 2022 USFS 485
9 Rockcastle Fire 2019 USFS 484
10 Enoch 2021 USFS 429

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.