In 2025, fire departments serving Comanche County responded to 353 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $130K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 50% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Nov dips.
1,753 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 704 | |
| 2022 | 248 | |
| 2023 | 223 | |
| 2024 | 225 | |
| 2025 | 353 |
For the 31 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Comanche County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 69% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $130,000 | INDIAHOMA | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | LAWTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | LAWTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | LAWTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | LAWTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | LAWTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | LAWTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Lawton | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $24,000 | LAWTON | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $20,000 | LAWTON | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 40031.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Lawton | 91,023 | View › |
| Elgin | 3,498 | View › |
| Cache | 2,974 | View › |
| Geronimo | 1,191 | View › |
| Fletcher | 1,148 | View › |
| Sterling | 737 | View › |
| Chattanooga | 432 | View › |
| Medicine Park | 319 | View › |
| Indiahoma | 288 | View › |
| Lake Ellsworth Addition | 183 | View › |
| Edgewater Park | 147 | View › |
| Lawtonka Acres | 119 | View › |
19 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West 60 | 2018 | BIA | 20,304 |
| 2 | CANDY CREEK | 2021 | BIA | 18,252 |
| 3 | HWY 123 | 2023 | BIA | 17,220 |
| 4 | RUSH | 2024 | FWS | 12,461 |
| 5 | NORTH DRUM | 2023 | BIA | 11,486 |
| 6 | ZINK | 2023 | BIA | 11,286 |
| 7 | Biggy | 2018 | BIA | 10,360 |
| 8 | Crater Creek | 2015 | FWS | 9,769 |
| 9 | ZINK | 2024 | BIA | 8,101 |
| 10 | JAVINE | 2021 | BIA | 7,448 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.