In 2025, fire departments serving Oklahoma County responded to 8,046 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $20.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 50% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips.
39,444 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6,064 | |
| 2022 | 8,448 | |
| 2023 | 8,470 | |
| 2024 | 8,416 | |
| 2025 | 8,046 |
For the 634 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Oklahoma County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 49% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000,000 | Edmond | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,994,849 | Oklahoma City | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $1,500,000 | Oklahoma City | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Luther | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Major |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | Jones | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Major |
| 6 | $1,000,000 | Oklahoma City | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $957,000 | Edmond | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $925,000 | Oklahoma City | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $825,000 | Oklahoma City | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $700,000 | Edmond | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 40109.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 681,088 | View › |
| Edmond | 94,503 | View › |
| Midwest City | 58,124 | View › |
| Del City | 21,682 | View › |
| Bethany | 20,620 | View › |
| Choctaw | 12,154 | View › |
| Warr Acres | 10,424 | View › |
| The Village | 9,479 | View › |
| Harrah | 6,259 | View › |
| Spencer | 3,969 | View › |
| Nichols Hills | 3,854 | View › |
| Jones | 2,925 | View › |
21 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.