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Most wildland fires (2025)

Cities reporting the highest NFIRS wildland-fire (INC_TYPE 140-170) counts in 2025.

100 cities ranked Metric: wildland fires
#CityStatewildland firesPopulationGrade
1 Houston TX 1,202 2,296,253 B+
2 Sacramento CA 1,188 523,600 C+
3 Fresno CA 1,168 541,528 B-
4 San Antonio TX 949 1,445,662 B+
5 Portland OR 910 646,101 A-
6 Tucson AZ 885 541,033 B
7 Oklahoma City OK 882 681,088 B+
8 Austin TX 780 958,202 B-
9 Stockton CA 738 320,030 C
10 Seattle WA 647 734,603 B
11 San Jose CA 633 1,001,176 B+
12 Dallas TX 537 1,300,642 B+
13 Memphis TN 464 630,027 B
14 Boston MA 458 665,945 B
15 Tulsa OK 427 411,938 B-
16 Jacksonville FL 408 950,203 A-
17 Vancouver WA 401 190,700 B
18 Little Rock AR 397 202,218 C+
19 Kent WA 393 135,169 B
20 Tacoma WA 388 219,234 C+
21 Denver CO 352 710,800 B
22 Eugene OR 350 176,755 B+
23 Columbia SC 343 136,754 C
24 Porterville CA 339 62,491 B-
25 Nashville TN 319 684,103 B+
26 Everett WA 309 110,847 C+
27 Fayetteville NC 304 208,697 C+
28 Las Vegas NV 297 644,835 B-
29 Spokane WA 297 227,922 B-
30 Riverside CA 292 316,076 B+
31 Birmingham AL 292 200,431 C+
32 Raleigh NC 288 465,517 B+
33 Corpus Christi TX 288 317,804 B
34 Louisville KY 287 629,176 B
35 Bakersfield CA 269 404,321 B+
36 Sumter SC 266 43,046 C-
37 Salem OR 262 175,754 A-
38 Modesto CA 261 218,308 B
39 Merced CA 260 87,686 C+
40 Knoxville TN 254 191,857 B-
41 Fort Worth TX 250 924,663 A-
42 Ocala FL 250 63,504 C-
43 Federal Way WA 246 99,614 B
44 Washington DC 242 670,587 B
45 Lexington KY 241 321,276 B
46 Greenville SC 236 70,838 C-
47 Richmond VA 233 227,171 C
48 Indianapolis IN 232 882,006 B+
49 Wichita KS 230 395,951 B+
50 Chattanooga TN 224 181,288 B-
51 Chicago IL 222 2,721,914 B
52 Kansas City MO 218 505,958 B
53 Naples FL 217 19,315 F
54 Los Angeles CA 216 3,881,041 A-
55 Tampa FL 213 388,768 B
56 Montgomery AL 208 199,819 B
57 Shreveport LA 208 186,183 B-
58 Philadelphia PA 206 1,593,208 B+
59 Lucedale MS 206 2,914 F
60 Albuquerque NM 205 562,551 B-
61 Kennewick WA 204 83,823 B
62 Auburn WA 200 85,623 B+
63 Edmond OK 199 94,503 B+
64 Anderson SC 198 29,345 D
65 Tallahassee FL 197 198,259 B
66 Olympia WA 196 55,151 C-
67 El Paso TX 194 677,181 A-
68 Laredo TX 193 255,293 B+
69 Carrollton GA 191 26,622 C-
70 Santa Rosa CA 189 178,221 B+
71 Mobile AL 188 186,316 B
72 Fremont CA 185 228,795 A-
73 Myrtle Beach SC 185 36,064 C-
74 Long Beach CA 184 462,293 A-
75 Conway SC 181 25,121 C-
76 San Diego CA 180 1,383,987 A-
77 Colorado Springs CO 178 479,612 B+
78 Okeechobee FL 176 5,319 F
79 Chula Vista CA 175 276,103 A-
80 Jonesboro AR 175 78,379 B
81 Columbus OH 174 902,449 B+
82 San Francisco CA 171 851,036 B
83 Laurel MS 171 17,241 D
84 Spartanburg SC 170 38,301 C-
85 Topeka KS 169 126,431 C+
86 Pasco WA 169 77,274 A-
87 Gulfport MS 168 72,524 C+
88 Salt Lake City UT 167 201,269 B
89 Summerville SC 167 50,839 C
90 Norfolk VA 166 236,973 B+
91 Rome GA 166 37,621 C-
92 Aurora CO 164 387,349 A
93 Newport News VA 160 185,118 B+
94 Springfield MO 160 168,873 B-
95 Columbia MO 160 126,172 B+
96 Marysville CA 158 12,681 D
97 Lakeland FL 157 114,404 C+
98 Beaverton OR 157 97,554 B
99 Yakima WA 155 96,764 B
100 North Little Rock AR 152 64,454 C

Methodology

Cities ranked by wildland fires from the city_fire_profiles table. NFIRS coverage is voluntary so totals reflect departments that report; all per-capita rates use SimpleMaps 2023 population estimates. The letter grade in the right column ranks each city by per-capita incidents and civilian fire deaths against every city we profile (how grades work). See /rankings/best/ for the highest-grade cities.