In 2025, fire departments serving Clinton responded to 158 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.3M 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 60% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
821 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.8M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 149 | — | |
| 2022 | 223 | +49.7% | |
| 2023 | 161 | -27.8% | |
| 2024 | 130 | -19.3% | |
| 2025 | 158 | +21.5% |
For the 17 building fires Clinton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 418 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 89 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 77 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 51 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 33 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 17 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 81 | 19.4% |
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 Clinton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 225 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 27 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 24 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 49 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Clinton departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,275,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $86,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $33,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $6,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Clinton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 457,705 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 286,196 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52,790 | 24.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,497 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21,400 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,530 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5,000 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3,900 | 49.9 mi | |
| 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3,410 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Firearms and explosives use | 3,000 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 2,975 | 47.4 mi |
Top 10 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 Clinton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.