2023 Barn Fire Statistics By State

486,240 Farmed Animals Killed

Location Date Deaths Species
California
Ramona
Dec 15, 2023 1 Horse Read more
California
Sacramento County
Jul 29, 2023 6 Multiple species: 1 pig, 1 goat, and several chickens Read more
California
Modesto
Feb 26, 2023 11 Goats Read more
California
Goleta
Feb 21, 2023 3 Turkeys Read more
California
Santa Clarita
Jan 17, 2023 2 Horses Read more
Colorado
Brighton
Dec 5, 2023 6 Multiple species: 3 pigs and 3 goats Read more
Colorado
Franktown
Nov 27, 2023 11 Horses Read more
Connecticut
Prospect
Feb 4, 2023 60 Animals (species unspecified) Read more
Connecticut
Bozrah
Jan 28, 2023 100,000 Chickens Read more
Delaware
Middletown
Dec 16, 2023 200,000 Chickens Read more
Georgia
Forsyth County
Aug 6, 2023 26 Horses Read more
Illinois
Beecher
Nov 26, 2023 4 Horses Read more
Illinois
Woodstock
Sep 2, 2023 24 Birds Read more
Illinois
Beecher
May 24, 2023 6 Horses Read more
Illinois
Forrest
May 23, 2023 10 Pigs Read more
Illinois
Plainfield
Apr 30, 2023 7 Multiple species: goats and sheep Read more
Illinois
Rockford
Jan 23, 2023 104 Multiple species: chickens, cats and rabbits Read more
Illinois
Shiloh
Jan 18, 2023 5 Goats Read more
Indiana
Wakarusa
Nov 21, 2023 4 Multiple species: 1 goat and 3 bunnies Read more
Indiana
Shipshewana
Aug 3, 2023 5 Chickens Read more
Indiana
Clarksburg
Jul 12, 2023 1,200 Pigs Read more
Indiana
Cannelburg
May 9, 2023 6 Multiple species: 3 horses and 3 rabbits Read more
Indiana
Tippecanoe County
Apr 5, 2023 3 Pigs Read more
Indiana
Versailles
Mar 9, 2023 500 Chickens Read more
Indiana
Butler
Feb 21, 2023 3 Chickens Read more
Indiana
Milford
Feb 7, 2023 13 Pigs Read more
Iowa
Linn County
Feb 27, 2023 8 Multiple species: 5 horses and some chickens Read more
Iowa
Burlington
Jan 20, 2023 15 Multiple species: 11 goats and several cats Read more
Iowa
Rock Valley
Jan 15, 2023 5 Pigs Read more
Kentucky
Bremen
Oct 1, 2023 100,000 Chickens (hens) Read more
Kentucky
Allegre
Jul 15, 2023 7 Horses and dogs Read more
Kentucky
Lexington
Apr 13, 2023 15 Horses Read more
Kentucky
Bourbon County
Feb 15, 2023 6 Multiple species: 2 dogs, 2 goats, and 2 horses Read more
Maryland
Pocomoke City
Dec 20, 2023 18,000 Chickens Read more
Maryland
Westminster
Aug 6, 2023 49 Multiple species: 1 cow and 48 pigs Read more
Maryland
Oakland
Jan 12, 2023 20 Goats Read more
Massachusetts
Colrain
Sep 9, 2023 39 Pigs Read more
Massachusetts
Rowe
Jan 29, 2023 3 Sheep Read more
Michigan
Lachine
Nov 28, 2023 4 Multiple species: 2 chickens and 2 sheep Read more
Michigan
Battle Creek
Oct 20, 2023 12 Chickens Read more
Michigan
Dexter
Aug 10, 2023 120 Multiple species: 40 sheep and 80 turkeys Read more
Michigan
Tipton
Jul 20, 2023 21 Cows Read more
Michigan
Sheridan
Mar 15, 2023 8 Multiple species: chickens, rabbits and a goat Read more
Michigan
Coopersville
Feb 8, 2023 3 Goats Read more
Minnesota
Floodwood Township
Dec 2, 2023 4 Chickens Read more
Minnesota
Skelton Township
Apr 8, 2023 4 Multiple species: 2 rabbits and 2 goats Read more
Minnesota
Wadena County
Feb 4, 2023 26 Goats Read more
Mississippi
Jackson
Oct 24, 2023 14 Horses Read more
Missouri
Pleasant Hope
Jan 24, 2023 10,000 Chickens Read more
Montana
Havre
Nov 26, 2023 12 Pigs Read more
Nebraska
Wakefield
Oct 17, 2023 1,000 Chickens (hens) Read more

Note: Exact number not released, but believed to be well over 1,000

New Hampshire
Laconia
Dec 19, 2023 28 Multiple species: 4 goats, 9 pigs, and 15 chickens Read more
New Jersey
Hope
Dec 7, 2023 440 Multiple species: 400 chickens and 40 pigs Read more
New York
Nichols
Nov 9, 2023 30 Horses Read more
New York
Williamson
Aug 12, 2023 3 Calves Read more
New York
Delanson
Mar 25, 2023 250 Multiple species: 200 chickens and 50 pigs Read more
New York
Pamelia
Mar 15, 2023 6 Multiple species: 4 pigs and 2 calves Read more
New York
Canton
Feb 9, 2023 12 Multiple species: 10 cows and 2 horses Read more
North Carolina
High Point
May 9, 2023 30 Chickens and goats Read more
North Dakota
Richland County
Mar 29, 2023 20 Sheep Read more
Ohio
Hollansburg
Oct 10, 2023 6 Multiple species: pigs, chickens, and dogs Read more
Ohio
Putnam County
Jul 6, 2023 2 Cows Read more
Ohio
Champion Township
Jun 5, 2023 4 Multiple species: 3 chickens and 1 dog Read more
Ohio
Mercer County
May 12, 2023 20,000 Chickens Read more
Ohio
Guilford Township
Mar 9, 2023 3 Chickens Read more
Ohio
Kenton
Feb 23, 2023 3 Goats Read more
Oklahoma
Mill Creek
Sep 27, 2023 9 Multiple species: 8 sheep and 1 pig Read more
Oklahoma
Guymon
Feb 22, 2023 4 Multiple species: 3 horses and 1 dog Read more
Pennsylvania
Aliquippa
Oct 26, 2023 12 Cows Read more
Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
Jun 18, 2023 3 Pigs Read more
Pennsylvania
East Chillisquaque Township
Apr 16, 2023 100 Chickens Read more
Pennsylvania
Liberty Township
Apr 16, 2023 10 Sheep Read more
Pennsylvania
Greencastle
Mar 14, 2023 4 Animals (species unspecified) Read more
Pennsylvania
Moore Township
Feb 27, 2023 9 Multiple species: 5 cats, 2 goats, and chickens Read more
Pennsylvania
Franklin Township
Feb 20, 2023 18 Multiple species: 15 chickens, 2 sheep and a goat Read more
Pennsylvania
Richmond Township
Feb 15, 2023 31 Multiple species: goats, chickens, lambs, cattle, pigs, rabbits Read more
Pennsylvania
Newburg
Jan 21, 2023 11 Multiple species: 2 calves, 2 pigs, 4 goats, and 3 rabbits Read more
South Carolina
Temperance Hill
Oct 27, 2023 42 Multiple species: 40 horses and 2 dogs Read more
Tennessee
East Knoxville
Dec 24, 2023 2 Pigs Read more
Texas
Kaufman County
Aug 18, 2023 10 Horses Read more
Texas
Dimmitt
Apr 10, 2023 18,000 Cows Read more
Vermont
Ferrisburgh
Nov 12, 2023 6 Goats Read more
Vermont
Windsor
Mar 14, 2023 10 Goats Read more
Virginia
Wakefield
May 8, 2023 2 Pigs Read more

Note: Exact number not released, but believed to be several hundred

Virginia
Pine Grove
Mar 27, 2023 15,500 Chickens Read more
Virginia
Winchester
Feb 6, 2023 3 Multiple species: 2 dogs and 1 goat Read more
Virginia
Altavista
Jan 4, 2023 4 Piglets Read more
West Virginia
Cabell County
Mar 16, 2023 3 Animals (species unspecified) Read more
Wisconsin
Oak Grove
Nov 29, 2023 155 Multiple species: 150 goats, 3 chickens, a horse, and a cow Read more
Wisconsin
Rutland
Sep 27, 2023 27 Multiple species: 25 goats and unknown number of chickens Read more
Wisconsin
Caledonia
Jun 19, 2023 8 Multiple species: 6 dogs and 2 rabbits Read more
Wisconsin
Seymour
Apr 11, 2023 2 Animals (species unspecified) Read more
Wisconsin
Grafton
Mar 25, 2023 3 Animals (species unspecified) Read more

Last Updated on January 1, 2024