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2025 County Report

Fires in Harper County, OK

In 2025, fire departments serving Harper County responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

2,378 residents FIPS 40059 6 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
10
68 across 5 years
Building fires
0
10 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Grass fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.

10
Total Incidents
Grass fire 9 90.0%
Forest, woods or wildland fire 1 10.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Harper County?

Mar peaks. Jan dips.

Jan 0
Feb 1
Mar 6
Apr 2
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 1
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Harper County

68 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 0
2022 25
2023 7
2024 26
2025 10
06 How Harper County compares

Harper County vs OK vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

4.21
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Harper County
4.21
OK avg
10.18
US avg
7.15
0
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Harper County
0
OK avg
0.91
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Harper County
0
OK avg
6.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Harper County

6 cities mapped to FIPS 40059.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Harper County

4 departments report from this county.

Buffalo
Buffalo
FDID 30001 0 incidents
Laverne
—
FDID 30002 0 incidents 16 vol
Rosston
Rosston
FDID 30003 0 incidents
Selman
Selman
FDID 30005 0 incidents 13 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in OK

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
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

About this data

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.