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2025 County Report

Fires in Muskogee County, OK

In 2025, fire departments serving Muskogee County responded to 744 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $1.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

48,387 residents FIPS 40101 29 cities · 18 fire depts
Total incidents
744
2,846 across 5 years
Building fires
82
119 wildland
Property loss
$6.6M
$4.3M structure · $2.3M contents
Casualties
1 / 1
1 civ deaths · 1 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 48% of all calls.

744
Total Incidents
Building fires 82 11.0%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 79 10.6%
Power line down 76 10.2%
Outside rubbish fire, other 75 10.1%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 45 6.0%
All other categories 387 52.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Muskogee County?

Mar peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 36
Feb 56
Mar 115
Apr 56
May 84
Jun 73
Jul 71
Aug 63
Sep 60
Oct 80
Nov 50
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Muskogee County

2,846 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 286
2022 405
2023 743
2024 668
2025 744
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 82 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
36%
87
Cause undetermined
28%
66
Intentional / arson
19%
46
Equipment / heat source failure
6%
14
Under investigation
8%
20
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
2
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $2.7M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Muskogee County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 63% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $1,000,000 MUSKOGEE Building fires Major
2 $700,000 Muskogee Building fires Major
3 $250,000 Muskogee Building fires Major
4 $150,000 MUSKOGEE Building fires Significant
5 $130,000 MUSKOGEE Building fires Significant
6 $100,000 Muskogee Building fires Significant
7 $100,000 MUSKOGEE Building fires Significant
8 $100,000 MUSKOGEE Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
9 $100,000 MUSKOGEE Building fires Significant
10 $80,000 Muskogee Building fires Significant
06 How Muskogee County compares

Muskogee County vs OK vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

15.38
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Muskogee County
15.38
OK avg
10.18
US avg
7.15
1.69
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Muskogee County
1.69
OK avg
0.91
US avg
0.82
20.7
Civilian fire deaths per million
Muskogee County
20.7
OK avg
6.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Muskogee County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 40101.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Muskogee County

18 departments report from this county.

Muskogee
—
FDID 51006 626 incidents 100 paid
Haskell
—
FDID 51005 51 incidents 15 vol
Warner
Warner
FDID 51011 35 incidents 17 vol
Gooseneck Bend
Muskogee
FDID 51015 15 incidents 18 vol
Fort Gibson
Fort Gibson
FDID 51004 10 incidents 20 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.