In 2025, fire departments serving South Coffeyville responded to 28 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $22K 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 89% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
141 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $448K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | — | |
| 2022 | 46 | +84.0% | |
| 2023 | 22 | -52.2% | |
| 2024 | 20 | -9.1% | |
| 2025 | 28 | +40.0% |
For the 4 building fires South Coffeyville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 45 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 4.4% |
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 South Coffeyville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 4.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by South Coffeyville departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $22,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,200 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $900 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. South Coffeyville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 180,634 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22,787 | 18.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 14,000 | 11.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 12,468 | 23.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,000 | 33.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,000 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 11,258 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 9,077 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 8,000 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,000 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5,579 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,500 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 5,498 | 34.0 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 South Coffeyville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in South Coffeyville.
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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.