In 2025, fire departments serving Colcord responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
67 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $17K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 4 | — | |
| 2022 | 10 | — | |
| 2023 | 18 | +80.0% | |
| 2024 | 24 | +33.3% | |
| 2025 | 11 | -54.2% |
* Well below Colcord's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 5 building fires Colcord departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 8 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 | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 12.5% |
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 Colcord mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 37.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Colcord sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 77,473 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,000 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,120 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,050 | 30.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,900 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,800 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,700 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,240 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,200 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,200 | 41.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,770 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,580 | 29.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 | 44.4 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 Colcord. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Colcord.
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.