ZIP 74873 recorded 211 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,248 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pottawatomie County, OK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,248 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 259 | |
| 2022 | 322 | |
| 2023 | 265 | |
| 2024 | 191 | |
| 2025 | 211 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 74873 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 287 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 200 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 154 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 141 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 119 | 9.5% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 74873 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 63 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 62 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 37 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 196 | 62.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Match | 15 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 74873 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 148% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 74873.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tecumseh | 922 | |
| 2 | Pink | 245 | |
| 3 | Bethel Acres | 27 | |
| 4 | Shawnee | 3 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,248 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.