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2025 County Report

Fires in Okmulgee County, OK

In 2025, fire departments serving Okmulgee County responded to 321 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $200K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

21,957 residents FIPS 40111 25 cities · 14 fire depts
Total incidents
321
1,867 across 5 years
Building fires
38
78 wildland
Property loss
$821K
$581K structure · $240K contents
Casualties
0 / 1
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 1 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 53% of all calls.

321
Total Incidents
Building fires 38 11.8%
Grass fire 37 11.5%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 36 11.2%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 33 10.3%
Authorized controlled burning 26 8.1%
All other categories 151 47.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Okmulgee County?

Mar peaks. Nov dips.

Jan 37
Feb 45
Mar 74
Apr 24
May 23
Jun 26
Jul 23
Aug 23
Sep 19
Oct 27
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Okmulgee County

1,867 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 199
2022 471
2023 425
2024 451
2025 321
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 38 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
36%
50
Cause undetermined
33%
46
Intentional / arson
21%
30
Equipment / heat source failure
4%
5
Under investigation
5%
7
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
2
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $439K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Okmulgee County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 76% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $200,000 Henryetta Building fires Significant
2 $40,000 Morris Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire Significant
3 $36,000 OKMULGEE Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other Significant
4 $30,000 HENRYETTA Building fires Significant
5 $30,000 OKMULGEE Building fires Significant
6 $25,000 Henryetta Building fires Significant
7 $25,000 OKMULGEE Passenger vehicle fire Significant
8 $20,000 OKMULGEE Building fires Significant
9 $18,000 OKMULGEE Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
10 $15,000 Henryetta Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant
06 How Okmulgee County compares

Okmulgee County vs OK vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

14.62
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Okmulgee County
14.62
OK avg
10.18
US avg
7.15
1.73
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Okmulgee County
1.73
OK avg
0.91
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Okmulgee County
0
OK avg
6.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Okmulgee County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 40111.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Okmulgee County

14 departments report from this county.

Okmulgee
—
FDID 56008 201 incidents 29 paid
Dewar
—
FDID 56003 38 incidents 13 vol
Morris
Morris
FDID 56007 34 incidents 18 vol
Plainview Fire Dept
Weleetka
FDID 56009 25 incidents 10 vol
Wilson Rural
—
FDID 56013 25 incidents 6 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.