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Fire history in Texas

Texas has 1,010 county-level fire declarations across 200 counties. Bastrop County leads with 13 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for fire events in this state: $104.3M.

This page shows every Texas county in Texas that has at least one FEMA fire declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to fire events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of fire declarations across all states, see the fire disaster type page. For all hazard types in Texas, see the Texas state page.

Fire in Texas

Counties ranked by fire declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Bastrop County13$45.3M
2Palo Pinto County11$65K
3Travis County11$12.1M
4Jeff Davis County10$86K
5Stephens County10$93K
6Eastland County9$604K
7Howard County9$210K
8Hutchinson County9$99K
9Midland County9$14K
10Montgomery County9$208K
11Wichita County9$22K
12Bexar County8$79K
13Williamson County8$93K
14Bell County7$24K
15Brown County7$62K
16Callahan County7$717K
17Clay County7$152K
18Coryell County7$284K
19Donley County7$163K
20Hays County7$8K
21King County7$22K
22Newton County7$55K
23Nolan County7$23K
24Potter County7$288K
25San Saba County7$0
26Taylor County7$29K
27Tyler County7$139K
28Walker County7$356K
29Young County7$197K
30Anderson County6$265K
31Andrews County6$141K
32Archer County6$89K
33Bosque County6$115K
34Bowie County6$95K
35Burnet County6$7K
36Caldwell County6$306K
37Cass County6$386K
38Coke County6$3K
39Comal County6$5K
40Ector County6$0
41Ellis County6$7K
42Fayette County6$90K
43Grimes County6$425K
44Hardeman County6$2K
45Hardin County6$86K
46Harrison County6$243K
47Houston County6$222K
48Jack County6$74K
49Jasper County6$32K
50Kimble County6$24K
51Lampasas County6$8K
52Marion County6$997K
53Montague County6$619K
54Panola County6$3K
55Presidio County6$44K
56Randall County6$80K
57Roberts County6$245K
58Rusk County6$312K
59Smith County6$314K
60Somervell County6$0
61Stonewall County6$8K
62Tom Green County6$202K
63Waller County6$446K
64Wise County6$101K
65Armstrong County5$20K
66Brewster County5$24K
67Briscoe County5$53K
68Brooks County5$82K
69Carson County5$93K
70Cherokee County5$162K
71Childress County5$95K
72Cottle County5$115K
73Crockett County5$69K
74Denton County5$88K
75Fisher County5$830K
76Foard County5$31K
77Franklin County5$64K
78Gray County5$280K
79Hall County5$48K
80Hemphill County5$228K
81Hill County5$339K
82Hood County5$192K
83Hunt County5$53K
84Johnson County5$46K
85Jones County5$10K
86Kendall County5$6K
87Kent County5$47K
88Knox County5$0
89Lee County5$17K
90Leon County5$381K
91Liberty County5$6K
92Martin County5$5K
93McCulloch County5$12K
94Menard County5$38K
95Mitchell County5$20K
96Moore County5$74K
97Motley County5$65K
98Nacogdoches County5$2K
99Parker County5$77K
100Pecos County5$63K
101Red River County5$68K
102Sabine County5$2K
103San Augustine County5$37K
104Scurry County5$40K
105Shackelford County5$7K
106Sutton County5$30K
107Tarrant County5$125K
108Upshur County5$702K
109Wheeler County5$313K
110Wilbarger County5$25K
111Bailey County4$4K
112Baylor County4$11K
113Blanco County4$6K
114Camp County4$12K
115Castro County4$12K
116Cochran County4$17K
117Coleman County4$57K
118Concho County4$10K
119Crane County4$19K
120Crosby County4$10K
121Culberson County4$52K
122Dallas County4$1K
123Dawson County4$14K
124Deaf Smith County4$124K
125Dickens County4$103K
126Edwards County4$2K
127Erath County4$250K
128Garza County4$63K
129Gillespie County4$17K
130Glasscock County4$11K
131Gonzales County4$21K
132Grayson County4$60K
133Gregg County4$366K
134Hamilton County4$19K
135Hansford County4$0
136Hartley County4$68K
137Haskell County4$12K
138Henderson County4$245K
139Hockley County4$18K
140Hopkins County4$7K
141Irion County4$43K
142Jim Hogg County4$0
143Kerr County4$19K
144La Salle County4$0
145Lamar County4$95K
146Lamb County4$39K
147Limestone County4$39K
148Live Oak County4$26K
149Lynn County4$18K
150Mason County4$38K
151McLennan County4$17K
152Milam County4$5K
153Mills County4$3K
154Morris County4$26K
155Navarro County4$163K
156Ochiltree County4$14K
157Oldham County4$12K
158Orange County4$0
159Polk County4$12K
160Reagan County4$34K
161Reeves County4$2K
162Shelby County4$3K
163Sterling County4$44K
164Swisher County4$7K
165Terrell County4$52K
166Terry County4$20K
167Throckmorton County4$56K
168Titus County4$42K
169Trinity County4$137K
170Upton County4$0
171Val Verde County4$127K
172Winkler County4$25K
173Wood County4$55K
174Angelina County3$29K
175Aransas County3$0
176Atascosa County3$94K
177Austin County3$0
178Bandera County3$4K
179Borden County3$0
180Brazos County3$28.4M
181Burleson County3$13K
182Calhoun County3$0
183Collin County3$15K
184Collingsworth County3$71K
185Colorado County3$166K
186Comanche County3$6K
187Cooke County3$153K
188Dallam County3$2K
189Delta County3$6K
190Dimmit County3$0
191Duval County3$22K
192El Paso County3$0
193Falls County3$3K
194Fannin County3$3K
195Floyd County3$0
196Fort Bend County3$0
197Freestone County3$13K
198Frio County3$14K
199Gaines County3$0
200Galveston County3$0