In 2025, fire departments serving Wewoka responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $43K 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 93% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
102 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $156K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +66.7% | |
| 2023 | 24 | -4.0% | |
| 2024 | 23 | -4.2% | |
| 2025 | 15 | -34.8% |
For the 5 building fires Wewoka departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 33 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 | 16 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Outside area, other | 1 | 3.0% |
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 Wewoka mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Wewoka departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $43,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Wewoka sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 198,263 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 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17,299 | 18.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 16,423 | 30.1 mi | |
| 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14,000 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,600 | 5.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 9,429 | 16.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 9,080 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,954 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,500 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 7,680 | 30.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,730 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,400 | 40.5 mi |
Top 6 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 Wewoka. 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.