In 2025, fire departments serving Hydro responded to 23 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 83% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
163 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | — | |
| 2022 | 54 | +92.9% | |
| 2023 | 25 | -53.7% | |
| 2024 | 33 | +32.0% | |
| 2025 | 23 | -30.3% |
For the 6 building fires Hydro departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 112 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 | 27 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 20 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 8.9% |
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 Hydro mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 44.6% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 15.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hydro sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 381,300 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 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52,790 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,530 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Firearms and explosives use | 3,000 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,950 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,657 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,484 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,412 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,920 | 20.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,750 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,600 | 23.6 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 Hydro. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Hydro.
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.