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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 73538

ZIP 73538 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 53 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Comanche County, OK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

ZIP 73538 FIPS 40031 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
7
53 across 5 years
Building fires
1
5 wildland
Wildfire risk
93
FEMA NRI · Very High
Active fires
0
in Comanche County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 73538

53 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 5
2022 24
2023 11
2024 6
2025 7
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 73538?

Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 5
Feb 5
Mar 17
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 2
Jul 7
Aug 1
Sep 5
Oct 4
Nov 1
Dec 2
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 73538?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 73538 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Grass fire 29 54.7%
2 Building fires 7 13.2%
3 Fire, other 6 11.3%
4 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 5 9.4%
5 Fires in structures other than in a building 2 3.8%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 73538?

For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
82%
9
Cause undetermined
9%
1
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
9%
1
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 73538 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 3 27.3%
2 Undetermined 3 27.3%
3 Other 1 9.1%
4 Egress/exit, other 1 9.1%
5 Substructure area or space, crawl space 1 9.1%
6 Outside area, other 1 9.1%
7 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 1 9.1%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 4 36.4%
2 Heat, spark from friction 3 27.3%
3 Heat from powered equipment, other 1 9.1%
4 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 9.1%
5 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 1 9.1%
6 Lightning 1 9.1%
07 The biggest fires

2 fires · $755K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 73538 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $750,000 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2022 Major
2 $5,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 73538

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 73538.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Elgin 52
2 Apache 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 73538

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 53 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.