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2025 County Report

Fires in Tulsa County, OK

In 2025, fire departments serving Tulsa County responded to 7,965 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $800K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

675,268 residents FIPS 40143 23 cities · 18 fire depts
Total incidents
7,965
34,618 across 5 years
Building fires
575
761 wildland
Property loss
$31.2M
$22.2M structure · $9.0M contents
Casualties
3 / 6
3 civ deaths · 6 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.

7,965
Total Incidents
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 1,352 17.0%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 851 10.7%
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 768 9.6%
Building fires 575 7.2%
Unauthorized burning 500 6.3%
All other categories 3,919 49.2%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Tulsa County?

Mar peaks. Jun dips.

Jan 786
Feb 605
Mar 1,151
Apr 644
May 690
Jun 531
Jul 569
Aug 590
Sep 580
Oct 580
Nov 557
Dec 682
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Tulsa County

34,618 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 4,797
2022 7,252
2023 6,810
2024 7,794
2025 7,965
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 575 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
45%
801
Cause undetermined
18%
315
Intentional / arson
17%
306
Equipment / heat source failure
9%
169
Under investigation
8%
152
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
50
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $4.7M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Tulsa County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 21% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $800,000 TULSA Building fires Major
2 $510,000 TULSA Building fires Major
3 $500,000 TULSA Road freight or transport vehicle fire Major
4 $500,000 TULSA Building fires Major
5 $477,900 TULSA Building fires Major
6 $400,000 OWASSO Building fires Major
7 $400,000 COLLINSVILLE Building fires Major
8 $400,000 TULSA Building fires Major
9 $370,000 TULSA Building fires Major
10 $350,000 TULSA Building fires Major
06 How Tulsa County compares

Tulsa County vs OK vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

11.8
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Tulsa County
11.8
OK avg
10.18
US avg
7.15
0.85
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Tulsa County
0.85
OK avg
0.91
US avg
0.82
4.4
Civilian fire deaths per million
Tulsa County
4.4
OK avg
6.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Tulsa County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 40143.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Tulsa County

18 departments report from this county.

Tulsa
—
FDID 72009 5,898 incidents 690 paid
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
FDID 72002 660 incidents 77 paid
Owasso
—
FDID 72006 298 incidents 20 paid
Sand Springs
—
FDID 72007 286 incidents 27 paid
Bixby
—
FDID 72001 152 incidents 16 paid
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.