In 2025, fire departments serving Lindsay responded to 101 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $35K 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 55% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
524 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | — | |
| 2022 | 135 | +92.9% | |
| 2023 | 105 | -22.2% | |
| 2024 | 113 | +7.6% | |
| 2025 | 101 | -10.6% |
For the 4 building fires Lindsay departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 270 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 | 81 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 63 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 49 | 18.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 7.8% |
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 Lindsay mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 169 | 62.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 6.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lindsay departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $35,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lindsay sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 248,296 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 | 56,688 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26,000 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,824 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,200 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,500 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,577 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,954 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8,000 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7,880 | 37.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,000 | 15.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,000 | 28.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,766 | 7.8 mi |
Top 3 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 Lindsay. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Lindsay.
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.