In 2025, fire departments serving Custer City responded to 12 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Grass fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
84 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $109K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | 13 | +8.3% | |
| 2023 | 19 | +46.2% | |
| 2024 | 28 | +47.4% | |
| 2025 | 12 | -57.1% |
For the 0 building fires Custer City departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 15 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 | 4 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 6.7% |
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 Custer City mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Custer City sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 430,305 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 | 22.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52,790 | 14.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,497 | 38.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,530 | 27.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5,000 | 45.9 mi | |
| 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3,410 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Firearms and explosives use | 3,000 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,950 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,657 | 29.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,484 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,412 | 43.0 mi |
Top 6 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 Custer City. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Custer City.
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.