In 2025, fire departments serving Lone Grove responded to 68 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 74% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
301 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $662K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | — | |
| 2022 | 64 | +60.0% | |
| 2023 | 40 | -37.5% | |
| 2024 | 89 | +122.5% | |
| 2025 | 68 | -23.6% |
For the 9 building fires Lone Grove departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 62 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 | 22 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 14.5% |
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 Lone Grove mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 66.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lone Grove departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $7,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lone Grove sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 282,567 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 | 17.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41,000 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,419 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23,824 | 25.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,200 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,500 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,577 | 14.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8,000 | 44.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 8,000 | 9.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7,880 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,000 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,000 | 22.5 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 Lone Grove. 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.