In 2025, fire departments serving Perkins responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 82% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
125 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $134K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | — | |
| 2022 | 44 | +175.0% | |
| 2023 | 22 | -50.0% | |
| 2024 | 21 | -4.5% | |
| 2025 | 22 | +4.8% |
For the 0 building fires Perkins departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 13 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 | 6 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 7.7% |
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 Perkins mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Perkins departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Perkins sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 248,783 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 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 16,423 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 14,910 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 11,382 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10,816 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10,216 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,636 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8,792 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,600 | 19.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,500 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,722 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Fireworks | 7,320 | 49.5 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 Perkins. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Perkins.
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.