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2025 County Report

Fires in Okfuskee County, OK

In 2025, fire departments serving Okfuskee County responded to 28 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $25K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

6,124 residents FIPS 40107 18 cities · 9 fire depts
Total incidents
28
292 across 5 years
Building fires
3
19 wildland
Property loss
$25K
$25K 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 86% of all calls.

28
Total Incidents
Grass fire 18 64.3%
Building fires 3 10.7%
Fires in structures other than in a building 1 3.6%
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 1 3.6%
Passenger vehicle fire 1 3.6%
All other categories 4 14.3%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Okfuskee County?

Mar peaks. May dips.

Jan 3
Feb 2
Mar 18
Apr 1
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 2
Sep 1
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Okfuskee County

292 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 54
2022 128
2023 43
2024 39
2025 28
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
21%
4
Cause undetermined
63%
12
Intentional / arson
5%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
5%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
6%
1
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $25K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Okfuskee County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $25,000 Okemah Passenger vehicle fire Significant
06 How Okfuskee County compares

Okfuskee County vs OK vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

4.57
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Okfuskee County
4.57
OK avg
10.18
US avg
7.15
0.49
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Okfuskee County
0.49
OK avg
0.91
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Okfuskee County
0
OK avg
6.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Okfuskee County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 40107.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Okfuskee County

9 departments report from this county.

Bearden
Okemah
FDID 54001 0 incidents 11 vol
Boley
Boley
FDID 54002 0 incidents 5 vol
Welty
—
FDID 54003 0 incidents
Okemah
—
FDID 54005 0 incidents 20 vol
Paden
Paden
FDID 54006 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.