In 2025, fire departments serving Tishomingo responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $90K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
331 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $984K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | — | |
| 2022 | 91 | +35.8% | |
| 2023 | 71 | -22.0% | |
| 2024 | 52 | -26.8% | |
| 2025 | 50 | -3.8% |
For the 1 building fires Tishomingo 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 | 21 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Vacant structural area | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 9.7% |
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 Tishomingo mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 71.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Tishomingo departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Tishomingo sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 181,947 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 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,200 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,577 | 29.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10,000 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 8,000 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,000 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,700 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,600 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2011 | Natural | 4,800 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4,700 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4,500 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,000 | 48.6 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 Tishomingo. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Tishomingo.
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.