In 2025, fire departments serving Henryetta responded to 65 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
335 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $909K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | — | |
| 2022 | 91 | +102.2% | |
| 2023 | 61 | -33.0% | |
| 2024 | 73 | +19.7% | |
| 2025 | 65 | -11.0% |
For the 15 building fires Henryetta departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 153 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 | 97 | 63.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Other | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 5.2% |
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 Henryetta mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 124 | 81.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Match | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 1.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Henryetta departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Henryetta sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 270,262 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Smoking | 58,501 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 21,860 | 10.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17,299 | 19.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 16,423 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14,000 | 12.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,880 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,600 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 9,429 | 22.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,080 | 12.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8,792 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,500 | 29.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 8,080 | 26.4 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 Henryetta. 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.