In 2025, fire departments serving Hinton responded to 38 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Road freight or transport vehicle fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 50% of all calls.
Apr peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
267 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | — | |
| 2022 | 72 | +63.6% | |
| 2023 | 51 | -29.2% | |
| 2024 | 62 | +21.6% | |
| 2025 | 38 | -38.7% |
For the 0 building fires Hinton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 169 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 | 40 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 39 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 14 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 24 | 14.2% |
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 Hinton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 54.4% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 18 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Hinton departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $90,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $72,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $70,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $60 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hinton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 129,004 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 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26,000 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,500 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5,430 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,412 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Firearms and explosives use | 3,000 | 11.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,950 | 13.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,484 | 11.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,412 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,920 | 13.6 mi |
Top 4 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 Hinton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Hinton.
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.