In 2025, fire departments serving Apache responded to 30 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Aug peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
235 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $175K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | — | |
| 2022 | 84 | +189.7% | |
| 2023 | 47 | -44.0% | |
| 2024 | 45 | -4.3% | |
| 2025 | 30 | -33.3% |
For the 2 building fires Apache departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 70 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 20 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 12 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Multiple areas | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 7.1% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Apache mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Apache departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Apache sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 175,864 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 39,907 | 19.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17,835 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,500 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Firearms and explosives use | 10,471 | 19.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 10,206 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8,000 | 36.9 mi | |
| 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,782 | 20.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,766 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,500 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,760 | 24.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5,430 | 12.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,500 | 21.5 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Oklahoma cities with population within ±25% of Apache. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Apache.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 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. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.