In 2025, fire departments serving Warr Acres responded to 59 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $180K 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 49% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
318 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $2.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | — | |
| 2022 | 81 | +22.7% | |
| 2023 | 61 | -24.7% | |
| 2024 | 51 | -16.4% | |
| 2025 | 59 | +15.7% |
For the 14 building fires Warr Acres departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 152 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 | Outside area, other | 43 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 41 | 27.0% |
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 Warr Acres mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 60.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 4.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Warr Acres departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 95% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Warr Acres sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 102,577 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 | 7.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,954 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,600 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,766 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,500 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,400 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,840 | 23.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,475 | 16.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,250 | 21.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Firearms and explosives use | 3,000 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,950 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,621 | 24.5 mi |
Top 4 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 Warr Acres. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.