In 2025, fire departments serving Wagoner responded to 107 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $30K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
779 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $323K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | — | |
| 2022 | 165 | +29.9% | |
| 2023 | 165 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 215 | +30.3% | |
| 2025 | 107 | -50.2% |
For the 12 building fires Wagoner departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 263 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 | 87 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Other | 42 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 17 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 54 | 20.5% |
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 Wagoner mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 63.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 48 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 2.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Wagoner departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $3,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Wagoner sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 153,700 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 21,860 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,000 | 19.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,880 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,080 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,500 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 8,080 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,722 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,730 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,131 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,120 | 11.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,682 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,370 | 42.0 mi |
Top 5 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 Wagoner. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
4 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Wagoner.
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.