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Outdoor fires

2,834,175 outdoor fire incidents across the US in 2021–2025. Total property loss: $2.1B. 243 civilian deaths.

5 years tracked 50 states · 50 counties · 50 cities
Incidents
2,834,175
2021–2025 cumulative
Property loss
$2.1B
across 5 years
Civilian deaths
243
1,137 injuries
Avg per year
566,835
incidents / year
01 Year by year

How outdoor fires trend

20212022202320242025
02 Top states

Where do outdoor fires happen most?

03 Top counties

Outdoor fires by county

Top 50 counties by cumulative incidents.

#CountyStateIncidents
1 Los Angeles County CA 111,361
2 King County WA 35,675
3 Sacramento County CA 31,951
4 San Joaquin County CA 24,363
5 Bernalillo County NM 24,322
6 Harris County TX 23,711
7 San Bernardino County CA 23,421
8 Queens County NY 23,175
9 Fresno County CA 22,997
10 Bexar County TX 22,957
11 Riverside County CA 22,209
12 San Diego County CA 21,682
13 Clark County NV 21,381
14 Cook County IL 20,627
15 Kern County CA 20,344
16 Pierce County WA 17,871
17 Philadelphia County PA 17,430
18 Santa Clara County CA 17,393
19 San Francisco County CA 16,576
20 Travis County TX 15,734
21 Dallas County TX 15,375
22 Pima County AZ 14,680
23 Jackson County MO 14,248
24 Maricopa County AZ 13,075
25 Alameda County CA 12,333
26 Oklahoma County OK 12,086
27 Tulare County CA 11,969
28 Tulsa County OK 11,460
29 Snohomish County WA 10,430
30 Hillsborough County FL 8,954
31 Spokane County WA 8,887
32 El Paso County CO 8,757
33 Polk County FL 8,591
34 Orange County CA 8,575
35 Wayne County MI 8,498
36 Shelby County TN 8,382
37 Multnomah County OR 8,356
38 Stanislaus County CA 8,238
39 Tarrant County TX 8,114
40 Honolulu County HI 7,988
41 Cuyahoga County OH 7,937
42 Franklin County OH 7,857
43 Merced County CA 7,800
44 Pulaski County AR 7,642
45 Denver County CO 7,487
46 Marion County IN 7,448
47 Miami-Dade County FL 7,325
48 Pasco County FL 7,085
49 Solano County CA 7,074
50 Orange County FL 7,025
04 Top cities

Outdoor fires by city

Top 50 cities by cumulative incidents.

#CityStateIncidentsLoss
1 Los Angeles CA 51,054 $5.4M
2 New York NY 24,462 —
3 Sacramento CA 22,962 $1.3M
4 Albuquerque NM 22,131 $520K
5 Stockton CA 18,426 $2.5M
6 Philadelphia PA 17,429 $178K
7 Seattle WA 17,242 $683K
8 San Antonio TX 17,009 $463K
9 San Francisco CA 16,459 $3.5M
10 Houston TX 16,410 $5.1M
11 Fresno CA 16,165 $5.2M
12 Las Vegas NV 16,152 $1.1M
13 San Jose CA 14,072 $3.1M
14 Austin TX 13,933 $693K
15 Tucson AZ 12,832 $1.9M
16 Chicago IL 12,055 $152
17 San Diego CA 11,552 $101.9M
18 Phoenix AZ 11,145 $474K
19 Tacoma WA 9,005 $242K
20 Dallas TX 8,450 $100.5M
21 Kansas City MO 8,422 $5.6M
22 Tulsa OK 8,418 $482K
23 Oklahoma City OK 7,836 $1.1M
24 Denver CO 7,489 $805K
25 Colorado Springs CO 7,240 $1.8M
26 Indianapolis IN 7,055 $473K
27 Memphis TN 7,026 $660K
28 Louisville KY 6,801 $643K
29 Portland OR 6,714 $175K
30 Long Beach CA 6,085 $6.6M
31 Jacksonville FL 6,023 —
32 Spokane WA 5,961 $518K
33 Tampa FL 5,592 $2.8M
34 Columbus OH 5,588 $843K
35 Bakersfield CA 5,153 $1.5M
36 Vancouver WA 4,933 $485K
37 Nashville TN 4,904 $35K
38 Detroit MI 4,841 $301K
39 Reno NV 4,773 $136K
40 Springfield MO 4,543 $83K
41 Riverside CA 4,480 $30.5M
42 Anchorage AK 4,452 $302K
43 Fayetteville NC 4,428 $457K
44 Akron OH 4,408 $360K
45 Wichita KS 4,332 $60K
46 Modesto CA 4,306 $700K
47 Little Rock AR 4,266 $494K
48 Merced CA 4,266 $950K
49 Boston MA 4,072 $382K
50 Minneapolis MN 3,965 $328K

About this data

Topic profiles aggregate NFIRS incidents by NFIRS INC_TYPE groupings. The aggregator runs across all 5 NFIRS years (2021–2025) and emits per-state, per-county, and per-city totals so the same topic can be drilled into at any geographic scale.