In 2025, fire departments serving Coalgate responded to 47 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 72% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
354 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86 | — | |
| 2022 | 135 | +57.0% | |
| 2023 | 43 | -68.1% | |
| 2024 | 43 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 47 | +9.3% |
For the 2 building fires Coalgate departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 67 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 | Undetermined | 24 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 16.4% |
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 Coalgate mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 58.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Coalgate departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $50 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Coalgate sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 143,140 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17,299 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10,000 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,600 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,500 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,680 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,750 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,400 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,122 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,700 | 13.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,200 | 39.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,120 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4,900 | 18.2 mi |
Top 2 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 Coalgate. 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.