In 2025, fire departments serving Union City responded to 28 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
212 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | 65 | +97.0% | |
| 2023 | 38 | -41.5% | |
| 2024 | 48 | +26.3% | |
| 2025 | 28 | -41.7% |
For the 2 building fires Union City departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 2 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 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
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 Union City mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Union City sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 95,182 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26,000 | 14.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,954 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,766 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,500 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,840 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,475 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,250 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Firearms and explosives use | 3,000 | 15.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3,000 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,950 | 13.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,621 | 42.6 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 Union City. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Union City.
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.