In 2025, fire departments serving Fairview responded to 58 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $210K 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 69% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
398 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $564K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | — | |
| 2022 | 128 | +62.0% | |
| 2023 | 73 | -43.0% | |
| 2024 | 60 | -17.8% | |
| 2025 | 58 | -3.3% |
For the 2 building fires Fairview departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 165 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 | 59 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 30 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Structural area, other | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 19 | 11.5% |
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 Fairview mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 26 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Fairview departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $210,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $3,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Fairview sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 191,594 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52,790 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,497 | 24.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,488 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,100 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,520 | 10.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,530 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6,042 | 7.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,150 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,015 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,657 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,549 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,412 | 30.2 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73737 | 398 |
Six Oklahoma cities with population within ±25% of Fairview. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Fairview.
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.